Linford
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I'ev actually been saying this since page 13 (orwas it page 14)
At last. The penny has dropped. It only took 50 odd pages.....
Bradley Wiggins calls for safer cycling laws and compulsory helmets
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I'ev actually been saying this since page 13 (orwas it page 14)
At last. The penny has dropped. It only took 50 odd pages.....
There's simply no getting around the fact that the risk of head injuries on a bicycle is broadly similar to the risk as a pedestrian. That is, they are both low risk activities. There are plenty of low risk activities where we do not feel that the inconvenience of wearing protective equipment is worth the tiny increase in safety. I don't go along with the "just one life saved" rhetoric.
Yet only one group has to constantly justify and fight for their choice not to wear a helmet, which in any case has no evidence that it is effective in reducing serious head injuries.
There is no logically consistent argument in favour of helmets for cyclists that cannot also be applied to pedestrians.
Yet only one group has to constantly justify and fight for their choice not to wear a helmet, which in any case has no evidence that it is effective in reducing serious head injuries.
There is no logically consistent argument in favour of helmets for cyclists that cannot also be applied to pedestrians.
Linford
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Which 'one' group would that be ?
Cyclists obviously. Are you being deliberately obtuse?
Linford
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Motorcyclists already live with compulsion. That this group has to wear a helmet by law has no bearing on the takeup with new motorcyclists
We're not talking about motorcylists. Would you like to read my post #1207 and try again?
Take it up on a motorbike forum.
Linford
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Cyclists in the UK only have to live with the call for head protection. Motorcyclists do not have a choice over wearing them.
You are bleating about nothing as no laws are being tabled or enforced on you as a cyclist.
Linford
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You mean cunobellend has one as well ?
Have you looked at any of the manufacturer's claims for the helmets they sell. They are about weight, venting, comfort. Its the lobbying organisations that make the life saving claims not the makers.
Really? You are aware of the multiple attempts to get a law on the books in the UK over recent years aren't you?
Not exactly true RL. For instance Specialized lead on "Protect the place where your smarts reside". Yep at bit weak and lawyered like helmets themselves. But modest claims for modest benefits are probably within order.
Linford
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We are discussing actual laws which people are legally bound to abide by - not proposals
Post up what you have
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