Patrick, thanks for bringing up skiing/snow sports: >From NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/sports/on-slopes-rise-in-helmet-use-but-no-decline-in-brain-injuries.html?_r=0): > > Although skiers and snowboarders in the United States are wearing helmets > more than ever — 70 percent of all participants, nearly triple the number > from 2003 — there has been no reduction in the number of > snow-sports-related fatalities or brain injuries in the country, according > to the National Ski Areas Association.
The article goes on to discuss higher-risk behaviors in which skiers and snow boarders are now engaging (e.g., faster speeds, higher jumps, back country areas). Some researchers are looking at "P.S.H.I.’s, for potentially serious head injuries, a classification that includes concussion, skull fracture, closed head injury, traumatic brain injury and death by head injury", of which there does not appear to be a decline. On Monday, May 19, 2014 10:43:13 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I think Edwin is on the track of the right question: exactly how dangerous > is cycling? From the statistics I've read, not that dangerous, less > dangerous than walking, IIRC. > > Is cycling more dangerous than skiing? Do skiiers wear helmets? What about > people showering in poreclain-covered bathtubs? Or climbing ladders to > change light bulbs? Or crossing urban intersections on foot? Or running > cross country? > > A helmet will make all the difference in the world, perhaps, if you fall > in one of these situations, but is it worth our while to wear helmets for > them? > > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 5:25 AM, Edwin W <[email protected]<javascript:> > > 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.
