The EMTs I know refer to riders without helmets (and here we are talking riders out where there is traffic) as "organ donors." Yes, it's a choice, and you shouldn't be forced either way. Having fallen at 13 mph and been surprised with how hard my head whipped down and struck the asphalt (wearing a helmet) I don't head out on the highway without one. For a casual around the block pedal however, I do take my chances and just feel the breeze in my hair..
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Eunice Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a counter-link: > > http://www.vox.com/2014/5/16/5720762/stop-forcing-people-to-wear-bike-helmets > > At this point, I think it's more important that we encourage people to > bike, rather than scaring them out of biking. That alone will help > awareness and hopefully change transportation infrastructure. And it's safe > to say in my experience, helmets WILL make a difference in *head* injuries > but won't protect you from dying. To be fair, nothing will actually prevent > us from dying... > > -E. (wears a helmet by choice b/c she has a lousy sense of balance) > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Ron Mc <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The data is irrelevant. It doesn't matter how many helmets you're >> wearing if you go head-to-head with an automobile in a collision. But by >> yourself on a bicycle, 12 mph with just the wrong impact will kill you. >> All of us are going to flip our bikes at some point. Wearing a helmet >> then will make all the difference in impact and laceration injuries. >> >> >> On Monday, May 19, 2014 6:25:40 AM UTC-5, Edwin W wrote: >>> >>> I would love to see the same chart for car wrecks. Walking deaths. Stair >>> falls. For biking in the Netherlands. >>> I know a guy who was in a bike crash. He lived, with no head injury. He >>> was not wearing a helmet. I'm not convinced that is why he lived, with no >>> head injury, but it is a correlation. >>> >>> Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, >>> >>> Edwin >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
