Representatives for Citi Bike spent some time in Manhattan Federal Court this week fighting a $15 million personal injury lawsuit brought by a 73-year-old Connecticut man who claims he suffered brain and nerve damage after crashing on one of the blue bikes. Citi Bike's defense? That the man should have been wearing a helmeteven though at the launch of the bike share, Citi Bike said requiring riders to wear helmets would have been impossible to enforce. [NYDN; previously]
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