Be prepared for an accident

[Profpointy]

Thanks - I will write a letter to the Daily Mail and inform their readers of the sensible course of action!!!

I look forward to their "it's elf-n-safety gorn maad" response

 

[Andy in Germany]

2 of Maz's friends (sisters Sue and Kay) married 'Pro' footballers, both husbands developed 'early onset' Dementia in their early 60's. OK the footballs aren't as heavy as they were in the late 60's-early 70's but now research is showing that repeatedly 'heading' a football is as damaging as boxing.......should footballers wear helmets ?

It would certainly explain a lot about the people I went to school with...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Thanks - I will write a letter to the Daily Mail and inform their readers of the sensible course of action!!!

That's two things I didn't expect to see in the same sentence.

 

[Ian H]

2 of Maz's friends (sisters Sue and Kay) married 'Pro' footballers, both husbands developed 'early onset' Dementia in their early 60's. OK the footballs aren't as heavy as they were in the late 60's-early 70's but now research is showing that repeatedly 'heading' a football is as damaging as boxing.......should footballers wear helmets ?

That depends whether a helmet would reduce concussion. Cycle helmets do not - according to the manufacturers.

 

[All uphill]

There's two things here. The overall numbers of head injury per activity. And the likelihood of a head injury per activity. Cycling doesn't make top of the list in either.

There are more people in hospital with head injuries as a pedestrian. It is less likely than cycling, but there's much larger numbers. Making pedestrians wear helmets will save more lives than making cyclists.

Being drunk is one of the highest likelihoods for head injuries - it carries a greater risk per person. Making people wear a helmet on the way home from the pub will save more lives than making cyclists.

So if you even go drinking or are ever a pedestrian, it makes more sense to wear a helmet than when you are cycling.

I think that misses a significant third factor.

The health benefits of cycling, which, at a population level outweigh the risks .

 

[Ian H]

That depends whether a helmet would reduce concussion. Cycle helmets do not - according to the manufacturers.

Adding a bit as I found this: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ct-against-concussion-australian-experts-warn

 

[classic33]

Adding a bit as I found this: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ct-against-concussion-australian-experts-warn

That m was known about at least at the turn of the century. But the research was done for those with a pre-existing condition.
I've lived with both, one as the result of the other.