Anyone read this article??

[maat1976]

http://www.cycle-helmets.com/england_helmets.html

The top one on:

March 2012: the Journal of Medical Ethics in the UK has peer reviewed and published Liberty or death; don't tread on me (PDF 78kb) by Carwyn Hooper and John Spicer from the University of London and the London Deanery, recommending that the government not be swayed by ill-informed calls for bicycle helmets to be mandatory.

I am curious about this forum's reaction.

Claudia

 

[dellzeqq]

don't be. It will only end in tears.

 

[musa]

don't be. It will only end in tears.

+1

Statistics are for poor mathematics. You can smell them a mile away

 

[bicyclos]

Helmets are only good for mounting cameras and lights

 

[StuartG]

I managed to finish the first page before giving up. I have more interesting ways of wasting my life ...

The reason why I did not persist is that the paper appeared to bring no new evidence to the arguement but instead was discussing how we should moderate reliable evidence that does not exist and, indeed, is unlikely to exist. Angels on pinheads.

Should you wear, not wear a helmet for your personal safety? As a statistician I can offer no more empirical advice than tossing a penny.

 

[marafi]

Helmets are only good for mounting cameras and lights

This is the only reason i use a helmet. Oh and to protect myself from crazy people of all ages. Well if we had cycle lanes like the Dutch there would be no need for helmets. Because as the Dutch have said 'it just looks weird to wear a helmet here'.

 

[marafi]

It's just a natural consequence of the fact that our Government hate and despise us all, probably.

Adrian the Government doesn't just hate and despise us all, its not probably its most likely sadly.

 

[BSRU]

Helmets are only good for mounting cameras and lights

And carrying small objects when your are walking around.

 

[StuartG]

And carrying small objects when your are walking around.

Which could include new brake blocks which may be a more effective way of lowering your KSI risk per pound spent.