Francesca
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1702260 said:
Helmet Debate
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Francesca
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I want one of these!!!ha!How careless of you, and so unneccessary!
The answer is so simple!
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Yebbut what % started off with impairment?
snorri
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Francesca, you have my sympathy for having become involved in a helmet thread so soon after joining CC. This topic has raised forthright posting on cycle forums over many years! Few people are concerned about what others wear or don't wear off road. The concern of many on here is that government may call for compulsory helmet wear for on-road cyclists. The jury is still out regarding the beneficial effects for the population as a whole if compulsion were to come about. In other countries where compulsion has been imposed, the numbers of people cycling have fallen, but there has been no measurable improvement in head injury rates. There is a 'safety in numbers' aspect whereby other road users become more used to looking out for cyclists as cyclist numbers increase, this safety factor reduced if the number of cyclists on the road reduces. There is also 'risk compensation' whereby a cyclist feels safer with a helmet and takes less care thus increasing risk of accident. There are other factors too, but I hope this little note goes some way to explaining some of the 'high octane' posts in this thread.ADRIAN!!! Ive put my piccies up on the Mountain Bike part of the forum - Llandegla Piccies - you like my helmet????
We are a friendly lot really, it's just that helmets bring out some strong views both for and against.
It's a study of two halves and to be honest, we don't know yet.
threebikesmcginty
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'scuse me, bang head on wall posts then melons.
lukesdad
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Don t listen to snorri, go on wade in! im enjoying itFrancesca, you have my sympathy for having become involved in a helmet thread so soon after joining CC. This topic has raised forthright posting on cycle forums over many years! Few people are concerned about what others wear or don't wear off road. The concern of many on here is that government may call for compulsory helmet wear for on-road cyclists. The jury is still out regarding the beneficial effects for the population as a whole if compulsion were to come about. In other countries where compulsion has been imposed, the numbers of people cycling have fallen, but there has been no measurable improvement in head injury rates. There is a 'safety in numbers' aspect whereby other road users become more used to looking out for cyclists as cyclist numbers increase, this safety factor reduced if the number of cyclists on the road reduces. There is also 'risk compensation' whereby a cyclist feels safer with a helmet and takes less care thus increasing risk of accident. There are other factors too, but I hope this little note goes some way to explaining some of the 'high octane' posts in this thread.
We are a friendly lot really, it's just that helmets bring out some strong views both for and against.
To be fair, it's hard to tell with some of them
Francesca
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- Location
- Preston,Lancashire, and the Moon
Francesca, you have my sympathy for having become involved in a helmet thread so soon after joining CC. This topic has raised forthright posting on cycle forums over many years! Few people are concerned about what others wear or don't wear off road. The concern of many on here is that government may call for compulsory helmet wear for on-road cyclists. The jury is still out regarding the beneficial effects for the population as a whole if compulsion were to come about. In other countries where compulsion has been imposed, the numbers of people cycling have fallen, but there has been no measurable improvement in head injury rates. There is a 'safety in numbers' aspect whereby other road users become more used to looking out for cyclists as cyclist numbers increase, this safety factor reduced if the number of cyclists on the road reduces. There is also 'risk compensation' whereby a cyclist feels safer with a helmet and takes less care thus increasing risk of accident. There are other factors too, but I hope this little note goes some way to explaining some of the 'high octane' posts in this thread.
We are a friendly lot really, it's just that helmets bring out some strong views both for and against.
Francesca
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- Preston,Lancashire, and the Moon
lmao!! this is soooo funny!
I hate to be personal, but is this a case of premature melonation?
