[obc] Canadian Followup to Times Article

I thought that I'd contribute this, seeing the debate caused by the Times article on bike helmets and risk behaviour. The Canadian statistics quoted are accurate as can possibly be: I should know, since the Health Canada specialist quoted is my boss, and I did the information retrieval for

RE: [obc] Digest for obc@topica.com, issue 440

Hi Paul, I agree completely with what you are saying. I also believe that risk taking in sport can increase with a false sense of security provided by protective gear. I can attest to this in skiing and snowboarding as I work with the Canadian Ski Patrol who has the responsibility of promoting

Re: [obc] Has anyone mentioned?

One death that did occur in Ottawa earlier this year was that of a teenage boy with no helmet on doing an off road mountain bike stunt and he ended up landing on his head. Risk taking behaviour is highest among 12-15 year old boys. Demographically, there are more 12-15 year old boys now than

[obc] Anyone riding back from Vermont ?

I'm thinking of riding back from Vermont on Monday, Aug 6th - anyone else interested ? The aim would be to reach Cornwall by 6pm at the latest. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL