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Don't think so they'd vibrate off with that tractor engine underneath
Do you think Bicycle helmets should be required by law?
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raleighnut
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petek
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- East Coast UK
We've enough laws as it is.
Wearing a helmet or not is up to the individual should remain so.
I always wear one.
Wearing a helmet or not is up to the individual should remain so.
I always wear one.
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
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- South Wales
Just to warn you, many members have strong views on this topic
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
I think that, by law, a cyclist should be free to choose.
Smokin Joe
Squire
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I think those who want to interfere with the liberty of others should be required to wear a strip of gaffer tape across their mouths.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Meh, we're ex-convicts, so cruel and unusual punishments is our culture.
GrahamS
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Nah, shouldn't be compulsory. We can all do our own risk assessments.
Always wear mine for my 22 mile commute or if out for a long ride, on Friday it certainly saved my noggin when I hit the deck leaving me with ringing ears.
Never one for my 10 minute ride to the train station when I commute by train, not even this morning.
Always wear mine for my 22 mile commute or if out for a long ride, on Friday it certainly saved my noggin when I hit the deck leaving me with ringing ears.
Never one for my 10 minute ride to the train station when I commute by train, not even this morning.
You're really fortunate the drivers recognise when you are wearing one and only knock you off accordingly.
snorri
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- East coast, up a bit.
The vast majority of countries do not have such a law, it seems reasonable just to go with the majority.
Some countries still have the death penalty for relatively minor offences, should we in the UK follow their example?
GrahamS
Well-Known Member
One is a long ride on fast busy roads with many junctions, one is a quick bimble with on quiet roads where nobody is likely to get to 30mph. Very different risk levels. Very silly comment.
Ah you assume that busy roads are more likely to have collisions. And than faster speed collisions are more likely to be helped by a helmet.
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Opinions are fine as far as they go, but when formulating legislation it's better to look at the evidence.
And the evidence is clear that cycle helmets do not significantly improve your chances of suffering a serious head injury.
The reason why that is so is probably, in my opinion, because:
The risk of falling off at all when cycling is low.
Therefore the risk of falling off an hitting your head is even smaller.
Therefore the risk of falling off in such a way that a helmet would materially affect the outcome is vanishingly small. Remember that they are only tested to quite low impact speeds, so most impacts will either be so high as to render the helmet useless, or so low that one would not have suffered a serious head injury even without one.
There are probably some situations where they are beneficial, but as above, those situations are so unlikely that they are not statistically detectable.
Finally, there are plenty of activities we do where the risk of head injury is broadly similar, yet no one suggests wearing a helmet for it, because it is an overreaction to the risks involved.
GrahamS
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A journey mixing it with 100's of cars does seem to have a higher risk of collision than a journey mixing it with 0-5 cars yes.
