It isn't, if I have anything to do with it. It's for those who want to impose the measure to demonstrate that it is desirable/necessary. I don't need to provide scientific evidence for what clothing I wear in my everyday life.
The CycleChat Helmet Debate Thread
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It isn't, if I have anything to do with it. It's for those who want to impose the measure to demonstrate that it is desirable/necessary. I don't need to provide scientific evidence for what clothing I wear in my everyday life.
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
Earlier someone said it was ok for a horse rider to wear a helmet because they fell a little further than you do on a bike because the horse was a little bit further away from the ground for pity's sake!
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
Not to me it doesn't, it's some garbage about a politician I care very little about.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
When all the splendid cyclists of cph decide for themselves that helmets are the way to go I my re-adjust my own position. Wish they would wear gloves though.
swansonj
Guru
this may not be the best data but I'm iphoning under the table in a meeting:
http://john-adams.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/picture-9.png
That is a time series for fatalities that fails to show any reduction in 1983 (the first arrow).
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
But there's also more evidence provided around the testing and efficacy of horse riding helmets specifically around the scenarios a horse rider may experience for example the helmet is tested against a horse kick
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
Why is it out of proportion to the risk? I would counter that with speed, what other day to day stuff are you travelling at up to 30 mph or even higher with no protective equipment at all?
So... we can discount any head injury outside your very narrow definition?
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
Answer the question if you could please.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
It's a bit strange to demand that people answer questions when ignoring so many asked of oneself.
Not a problem...
You suggest that cyclists are a group that travel at 30 mph or higher without any protective equipment
Reality is that few cyclists are in this group so the argument that this is a day to day risk for cyclists is both unrealistic and untrue
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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Few? Many? How do you know?
The point is that cyclists can quite easily attain these speeds and quite obviously can be in a much higher risk bracket than "walking down the street".
And by the way you still haven't answered the question - what other day to day stuff are you travelling at up to and over 30 mph with no protective equipment?
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
So it's more risky then?
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
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- Suffolk
What has been asked of me?
