What I'm thinking of is the neck protection, called a gorget. Since helmets increase the weight on the head, without any additional support on the neck, something to support the neck is required.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: William Wheatley [mailto:bill@;ediets.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:29 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Re[2]: da Bike :) > > > :) The more the merrier i would always ride with my body > armor on underneath > just for extra protection in case i had to put it down. > Hehe hans device for bike riders > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:11 PM > Subject: RE: Re[2]: da Bike :) > > > > In a way its a tossup. I remember seeing some accident stats about > Virginia > > a couple of years after the legislature passed a helmet > law, deaths were > way > > down, but paralyic injuries (where the individual is fully > or partially > > paralyzed because of the accident) was up by about the same > proportion. > The > > public health person I talked with about it, attributed the > increases to > how > > hemets are designed. They essentially turn the head into > the end of a > > momentum arm. While the head is reasonably protected, the > neck isn't, and > so > > more paralyic injuries. She suggested that equivalent > protection for the > > neck would be needed. Eventually bike riders will be more > armoured than > 15th > > century knights. > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:bill@;ediets.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:49 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Re[2]: da Bike :) > > > > > > > > > Lol its funny all the biker people for daytona petitioned for > > > it and since > > > its been removed there have been LESS Deaths. > > > But the best part is the lady who was one of the biggest > > > people to push for > > > it died in a crash like a year later. And most experts said > > > she would have > > > lived if she had her helmet on. Oh well Guess sometimes a > > > helmet cant always > > > save you like that poor bastard that hit the pole but i > would take my > > > chances with it cause without it you're gonna be notthign but > > > a pile of mush > > > on the highway > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Critter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:25 AM > > > Subject: Re[2]: da Bike :) > > > > > > > > > > oi William!! > > > > > > > > I cannot believe that they reversed the helmet law in > > > florida. bunch o' > > > idiots. > > > > > > > > Critz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Thursday, November 7, 2002, 11:14:48 AM, you wrote: > > > > > > > > WW> :) on the theme of the new bike i got to see those > > > yummy pictures > > > yesterday > > > > WW> of the dude that hit a pole at 90 not pretty. > > > > WW> Remember always wear your helmet. Lol i wont get > another bike in > > > florida its > > > > WW> not me i worry about so much as the morons who dont pay > > > attention. Its > > > not > > > > WW> worth dieing over ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > WW> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > WW> From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > WW> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > WW> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:07 AM > > > > WW> Subject: RE: da Bike :) > > > > > > > > > > > > >> heh - yeah. brakies/stoppies - whatevah. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > > > >> > From: William Wheatley [mailto:bill@;ediets.com] > > > > >> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:50 AM > > > > >> > To: CF-Community > > > > >> > Subject: Re: da Bike :) > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > lol you mean stoppies?? > > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> > From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:37 AM > > > > >> > Subject: RE: da Bike :) > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Nice Critz - > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Let's get some video of you doing some brakies ;) > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > I'm just kidding - don't go tippin your new bike over. at > > > > >> > least for a > > > > >> > couple > > > > >> > > weeks :) > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Adam. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > >> > > > From: Critter [mailto:critz@;out.houseoffusion.org] > > > > >> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:15 AM > > > > >> > > > To: CF-Community > > > > >> > > > Subject: da Bike :) > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > oi CFCommunity,!! > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > got a few pics at: > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > http://blog.ctzc.com/images/bike/bike1.jpg > > > > >> > > > ...... > > > > >> > > > http://blog.ctzc.com/images/bike/bike10.jpg > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > whadda rush :) > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > Critz > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > WW> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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