No, that's the conclusion of studying the data on 8 million cyclist accidents in the USA. I gave the reference to the original paper should you wish to read the research and full conclusions.
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No, that's the conclusion of studying the data on 8 million cyclist accidents in the USA. I gave the reference to the original paper should you wish to read the research and full conclusions.
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I am starting to think that yot might be the kind of person who believes in the alien spaceship in area 51. It's all a Civil Service conspiricy !Probably civil service inertia and media pressure. Its clearly not the powers that be - its quite obvious what the views of Dave, Boris, Norman Baker are - but a) they face a media storm every time it comes up and b) its probably far too far down the priority scale for them to try redirecting the civil service machine.
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Well we weren't presented with the data - but in their absense thats exactly what I thought...
You've been hanging around helmet threads long enough to know david k's MO is feigned innocence and selective memory, surely?
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Yeah, kind of, which is why I didn't bother linking to any number of articles which detail 'Safety in Numbers'.
No its called Civil Service inertia. Its why the MoD has warehouses full of WW1 donkey harnesses all being carefully stored and looked after. As Tony Blair put it after the election last year:
"The civil service tended to inertia. They are not for you or against you. It can be a plot to maintain the status quo."
Nothing to do with the evidence sunshine. Just your comments.
Have you actually got a point, or are you just stirring as usual?
London cycling has doubled in the last ten years. The number of accidents has fallen. But you knew that didn't you?
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On an even more positive note, I've discovered that the nice people at Direct Line (do we have an anti-home insurance sticky section to move this to so that my evil liberty restricting right wing capitalist conformist views are not disseminated to the masses?) cover damage to the bike, helmet and clothing! So my half price replacement helmet is now free!!! AND I can get some new wheels and shifters!!!
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Or of course the reverse. When helmets were bought in as law in Australia the number of people cycling declined
yet the accident level remainded the same.
No, as with helmets we have those who think cyclists should have to be insured and those who believe in free choice. I'm not aware of anyone lobbying for insurance to be banned.
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