I have my mind changed about helmets!

[J4CKO]

Sigh, guess I will never be a proper cyclist, I am just not as wierd as you lot and can't compete

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Syd Barrett didn't wear a helmet and you can't accuse him of not being normal.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Steak Tartare!

I'd rather wear a helmet!

 

[Davidc]

Evidence please...

Simple (published) statistics.

If you eat that lot every day your probability of having a heart attack, stroke, PAD etc in a normal lifetime is about 1. And your life expectancy is reduced.

If you ride a bike every day without a helmet the probability of having a serious injury in a single lifetime, (and you usually only get one unless you're a Buddhist) with or without a helmet, is just above 0. And your life expectancy is increased.

(Hope that's not offensive to Buddhists)

That good enough Ian?

Edit: Not sure how it works out if you eat that lot AND ride a bike every day though

Could try anecdotes instead. Much more flexible!

 

[ianrauk]

It's a good thing these cyclists were wearing helmets.

 

[ianrauk]

Simple (published) statistics.

If you eat that lot every day your probability of having a heart attack, stroke, PAD etc in a normal lifetime is about 1. And your life expectancy is reduced.

If you ride a bike every day without a helmet the probability of having a serious injury in a single lifetime, (and you usually only get one unless you're a Buddhist) with or without a helmet, is just above 0. And your life expectancy is increased.

(Hope that's not offensive to Buddhists)

That good enough Ian?

Edit: Not sure how it works out if you eat that lot AND ride a bike every day though.

Don't really care.. I'm going to ignore your evidence anyway

 

[slowmotion]

Steak Tartare!

That egg should have worn a helmet....

 

[Crackle]

I prefer a nice red herring to cheese

 

[Davidc]

Don't really care.. I'm going to ignore your evidence anyway

Very wise.

Anecdotes are much more fun.

 

[Davidc]

It's a good thing these cyclists were wearing helmets.

Why? Were they going home from the pub?

 

[ianrauk]

Why? Were they going home from the pub?

No they bumped into Chuck Norris going home from the pub. What the report doesn't say however was if Chuck Norris was or wasn't wearing a helmet.

 

[Crackle]

Why? Were they going home from the pub?

No, they ran into Chuck. When he does push up's, he doesn't lift himself up, he pushes the world down....

Edit: Beaten to it

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Chuck Norris, he were actually thur...

 

[dandegas1]

Same as crossing the road ?

I rarely hit thirty plus mph on foot.

If you can go faster than 30mph on foot then you would be 7mph faster than Usain Bolt!

 

[ianrauk]

If you can go faster than 30mph on foot then you would be 7mph faster than Usain Bolt!

I bet Chuck Norris can go faster then Bolt...