I think style of riding is important as well.
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On Mar 16, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
>> to get people on bicycles, you don't want to force them to wear a helmet
>> and imply that they are doing something more dangerous than driving.
>
> The same arguments were made
I could not disagree more. We need good data. Far too often the
discussion devolves to, "Well I work in a hospital and we see lots of
cyclists with head injuries," (yes, but you don't see the cyclists who
ride around for years never getting head injuries) versus, "I've
ridden around for years and g
On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 08:10 -0800, Jan Heine wrote:
> > to get people on bicycles, you don't want to force them to wear a helmet
> > and imply that they are doing something more dangerous than driving.
>
> The same arguments were made when Preston Tucker wanted to include
> seatbelts in his car
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:29 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I strongly disagree with Seth here -- no offense meant, but BQ could do a
> very great service to the debate, which won't go away.
>
I think there is no such thing as 'service to the debate'.
I do not think the undecided are reading BQ and
I strongly disagree with Seth here -- no offense meant, but BQ could do a
very great service to the debate, which won't go away.
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Jan Heine wrote:
> >
> > At Bicycle Quarterly, we are considering looking at th
This kind of analysis, even of existing statistical data, would greatly help
set the record straight about (1) the danger of cycling and (2) the
protective usefulness of helmets -- the questions are related but different.
I would very much like to see it.
I base my own abandonment of helmets partl
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Jan Heine wrote:
>
> At Bicycle Quarterly, we are considering looking at the statistics and
> figuring out whether helmets make riding safer, whether risk compensation
> really is a factor, etc. I believe there is a need for real data, rather
> than opinion, on th
to get people on bicycles, you don't want to force them to wear a helmet
and imply that they are doing something more dangerous than driving.
The same arguments were made when Preston Tucker wanted to include
seatbelts in his cars. His board thought it implied that Tucker cars
were unsafe. (
Oh, can't we just talk about rake/trail or toe clip overlap instead...
On 3/15/2011 5:03 PM, eflayer wrote:
not sure what the points of view are, but this guy, to me, is an hot
air baloonfull of hot air. Not even considering his point of view
about helmets, just how arrrogant he sounds/is:
not sure what the points of view are, but this guy, to me, is an hot
air baloonfull of hot air. Not even considering his point of view
about helmets, just how arrrogant he sounds/is:
http://video.tedxcopenhagen.dk/video/911034/mikael-colville-andersen
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