So what would a Rivendell designed helmet look like, I wonder? Those early leather football helmets maybe? (Think "Coneheads")
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Doug Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > Actually, this study was seriously flawed and it was pulled from > governmental websites for this reason. I still wear a helmet, but this BS > study (and others like it by other auto insurance companies) is an effort > to make biking look VERY DANGEROUS so that you will drive your car (and buy > auto insurance) instead. > > Helmets are worth wearing, but the actual safety improvement is around 15 > percent fewer head injuries with an INCREASE of 11% more neck injuries. Not > quite as overwhelming as the auto insurance company propaganda would have > you believe. > > > > If you torture the statistics, they will confess. Here are some more: > > Each year, motor vehicles kill about: > > 600 bicyclists > > 4,200 pedestrians > > 35,000 other motorists > > > > Meantime, bicyclists kill ZERO motorists. So what are motorists crying > about when bikes run a stop sign? Are the motorists in danger? > > > > Big statistic: Over 600,000 die each year from heart disease. I conclude > that cycling without a helmet is MUCH, MUCH, safer than driving to > McDonald's or eating pizza on your couch in front of the TV. > > > > JUST RIDE! (with or without a helmet). > > > > > > > > > > Doug > On Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:01:50 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: >> >> Came across this as I was following links from a post in my Twitter feed. >> Let the debate begin. FWIW, I wear a helmet when I ride. >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/ >> 15/why-you-should-always-wear-a-bike-helmet-in-one-chart/ >> >> (Source: https://twitter.com/velovoice/status/468149065818320897) >> >> >> Eric N >> www.CampyOnly.com >> CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com >> Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy >> > -- > 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.
