Giro helmets - huge appreciation

[lukesdad]

People between 13 and 19

So everyone between 13 and 19 was questioned then ?

 

[4F]

So everyone between 13 and 19 was questioned then ?

Given it was a stat on teenagers I would say they were the most likely group to be surveyed.

 

[Red Light]

i cannot see on the graph were the helmet use is?

Here's the clues to help you with your Nelson eye problem . Its the red line marked %HW that goes with the caption at the top saying %Helmet Wearing (%HW)

 

[lukesdad]

Given it was a stat on teenagers I would say they were the most likely group to be surveyed.

...and of course none of them would say they were breaking the law by riding without a helmet would they ?

 

[Red Light]

oh i see, so the amount of head injuries have decreased consistently. A more accurate measure would be accidents or similar accidents to head injuries. There are numerous variables that could have led to that stat

Exactly which is why its the percent of head injuries [%HW] (as a percentage of accidents) not the number of head injuries that is plotted.

 

[Red Light]

ok, if more people are judged to be wearing helmets overall and the percentage of people wearing helmets is the same then more people are cycling.

to simplify for your benefit:

50% wear helmets (just an example)

100 people wear helmets, 200 people cycling

300 people wear helmets, 600 people cycling

if 600 people cycle as opposed to 200 there is 3 times more potential for accidents

so if a stat suggests more people wear helmets equaled more accidents it could be explained this way

I've highlighted for you the personal addition you slipped in there to try to maintain the facade

 

[lukesdad]

Exactly which is why its the percent of head injuries [%HW] (as a percentage of accidents) not the number of head injuries that is plotted.

Ah but that is on reported accidents. Did the number of unreported accidents without head injuries increase ?

 

[4F]

...and of course none of them would say they were breaking the law by riding without a helmet would they ?

90% of Australian teenagers were lying ? I know the vast amount are related to convicts however that is a ludicrous suggestion

 

[Red Light]

...and of course none of them would say they were breaking the law by riding without a helmet would they ?

Given that the helmet wearing was from on street counts then it doesn't matter what they say does it?

 

[lukesdad]

Ah but that is on reported accidents. Did the number of unreported accidents without head injuries increase ?

You dont know do you ?

 

[4F]

I don't know about you lot but this is hard work keeping all these helmet threads going at the same time.

 

[lukesdad]

Given that the helmet wearing was from on street counts then it doesn't matter what they say does it?

So a very small percentage then or were there 1000s of street counters ?

 

[4F]

You dont know do you ?

I do but i'm not telling

 

[lukesdad]

I don't know about you lot but this is hard work keeping all these helmet threads going at the same time.

Oooh are there more ?

 

[4F]

So a very small percentage then or were there 1000s of street counters ?

I would say the answer is 90% but you already knew that