It should be noted that this is not a new study per se, but a meta-analysis, that is, the author analyzed a lot of other studies and summarized their findings. Rune Elvik did the same thing a couple years back and came to very different conclusions: http://www.cycle-helmets.com/elvik.pdf It'll require some careful reading to see how they each reached their different conclusions.
Harald. On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 1:58 PM Scott Morris Rose via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > The Guardian reports on a paper given at the Safety 2016 conference which > reports on results of a large-scale study of bicycle helmet use in the > Australian state of New South Wales (which is where Sidney is). > > > https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/22/bicycle-helmets-reduce-risk-of-serious-head-injury-by-nearly-70-study-finds > > I suppose the money quote is "... reduce the risks of a serious head > injury by nearly 70%." > > NSW has long had a mandatory helmet law, which has been unpopular with > some in the past and more in the present - the fine for not wearing a > helmet has recently risen from $71 to $319 ($240US). Not having a bell? > $106. Not stopping at a ped crossing? $425. Coming out of a jusrisdiction > that is evidently hell-bent of criminalizing cycling is sure to bring the > legitimacy of the study into question, rightfully or wrongfully. > > More grist for the mill... > > -- > S. Rose > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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