>I recall a study that found cars equipped with air bags are also found to be
>involved in more accidents - which adds weight to the argument that safety devices
>increase risk-taking behaviour.
>
I for one do not agree but have my own evidence of the above statements. When I
bought my first Caravan I had the
ABS option installed. It gave me the comfort of knowing that I could stop on a dime
in terrible weather, well it sure did
work well. I could stop in the slipperiest winter conditions, straight as an arrow...
in the middle of the intersection. I am
sure that w/o the ABS I would not be driving so aggressively in winter time, and when
I did I would end up in the middle
of the intersection after doing a few doughnuts.
>
>Another issue that I do not think was addressed in the article is whether there are
>more cyclists on the road, which would cause an apparent increase in cycling
>injuries.
I will quote Bruce Timmermans here, "there are more people riding bikes in the middle
of the winter time, than there was
when I first came to Canada in the summer times in the 60's".
>Putting a kid on a Can-Bike course is probably a lot less effort. A lot more bang
>for the buck too.
My twelve year old has been involved in three kids Can-Bike courses but I still do not
feel I could let him ride to school
because there is still no fear/awareness of the vehicular conditions around him. Yes
it is suburbia where we live, and
the idiots who conduct their cages must think (if they get off the phone long enough)
that whenever some one is on the
road it means that they are an expert road user, and they give no extra care in lane
positioning.
Mine two!
>
>My two cents worth.
>
>-Rod Plunkett
>
>PS - Avery - "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is Sir
>Isaac Newton's third law of motion.
>
>
>Michael Slavitch wrote:
>
>> Interesting stuff here on on bicycle helmets.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/national/29BIKE.html?todaysheadlines
>>
>> They believe that the increased use of bike helmets may have had an
>> unintended consequence: that cyclists when wearing helmets take more risks. Head
>> injuries are increasing in the US rather that decreasing..
>>
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