What accident statistics are there to justify this initiative -
other than reducing the numbers of cyclists on the road, I wonder if there
has been any reduction in the numbers of serious head injuries since helmet
use has become mandatory.
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From: Avery
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 8:46, Les Humphreys (K)
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What accident statistics are there to justify this initiative -
other than reducing the numbers of cyclists on the road, I wonder if there
has been any reduction in the
See http://www.helmets.org/negativs.htm for common anti-helmet
arguments and the site's responses.
Tom
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Tom Trottier writes:
The question in my mind is not whether helmets, or helmet laws, save
lives. They do. The question is whether people have the right to live
dangerously. Do we have to have all danger mandated out of
our control?
Will skydiving and rockclimbing be outlawed? If adult
Les Humphreys (K) wrote:
What accident statistics are there to justify this initiative -
other than reducing the numbers of cyclists on the road, I wonder
if there has been any reduction in the numbers of serious head
injuries since helmet use has become mandatory.
First of all, this is a
Before repeating quotes off the Internet, one should examine the
underlying data. Clinical research is tainted by politics so one has to
look at them with skeptical eye. This study suffers the same inherent
methodological flaws as the 85% one previously mentioned. Back in 1998
and 1999, the
Does anyone know where I can get a legal Timetrial helmet? Legal meaning
one is safety certified.
Are there any bike shops in the Ottawa Area that stock TT helmets?
I would like to get a:
The Prologue
http://www.louisgarneau.com/eng/whatsnew.asp#prologue
I tried to order one from a bike
Dear Aaron,
I think every current helmet sold in Canada has one or more of the
approvals.
tOM
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 18:58, Aaron Fillion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re [obc] WTB: Legal TT Helmet saying:
Does anyone know where I can get a legal Timetrial helmet? Legal meaning
one is
It's not a question of looking dorky.
Long before automobiles took over the roads, bicycles were a convenient form
of transportation for shoppers and commuters.
Until SUVs became the weapon of choice, people had actually started to think
that there was some merit in the bicycle as a non
Tom Trottier writes:
The question in my mind is not whether helmets, or helmet laws, save
lives. They do. The question is whether people have the right to live
dangerously. Do we have to have all danger mandated out of
our control?
Will skydiving and rockclimbing be outlawed? If
Tom Trottier wrote:
Dear Aaron,
I think every current helmet sold in Canada has one or more of the
approvals.
tOM
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 18:58, Aaron Fillion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re [obc] WTB: Legal TT Helmet saying:
Does anyone know where I can get a legal Timetrial
Cool and breezy - 20 riders, one first-timer. You may see the results
at http://www3.sympatico.ca/celia.mcinnis/wtt/2002/index.html .
Enjoy,
Celia
(long time club member, EtC.)
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Tom Trottier wrote:
Just that if he can buy it in Canada, it has to be legal.
It is illegal to sell a non-certified bike helmet.
I'm intrigued - which ministry or department or whatever has the power
to regulate the sale of helmets?
Can you please provide evidence that this statement is
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 20:50, Brian Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re Re: [obc] WTB: Legal TT Helmet saying:
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Good job Tom, but you forgot Rebec Kroes, Pecco's (market) and
Christie's bicycle ski shop in Chelsea. The gun shop guy on Pleasant
Park who sell bicycles and
Helmet technology makes it so easy to wear one. Light, protective, trong,
stylish and vented. It keeps your head cooler than not wearing a helmet,
helps you avoid heat loss, and it can save your life. We have all crashed or
been bonked on the head while MTBing enough to know that there is no
Tom Trottier as usual is confused.
Provincial mandatory helmet laws specify by regulation the standards to
which helmets must conform. Most products sold as bicycle helmets in
stores, including Canadian Tire, meet one those standards.
Interestingly, Canada has a different standard for young
On Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 3:24, Avery Burdett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re RE: [obc] WTB: Legal TT Helmet saying:
Tom Trottier as usual is confused.
To paraphrase Churchill, tomorrow I will be less confused, while Avery
has no hope of improvement.
Tom
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A salesman told me. I presume it would be Ontario law.
tOM
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 21:55, Peter James [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote re Re: [obc] WTB: Legal TT Helmet saying:
Tom Trottier wrote:
Just that if he can buy it in Canada, it has to be legal.
It is illegal to sell a
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