Looks like I'm better off cycling without my helmet than I am sitting here on my fat ass reading PDML mail. <g> Conversely, here in the States fishing is often a very relaxing endeavour. Depending on the fisherman he may decided to sit on a bank, take a boat ride, or wade out into a stream with a fly rod. What the heck are you guys over there doing to make it so dangerous? Drive by casting?
On 11/4/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of frank theriault > > [...] > > > > However, they offer a greatly increased chance of survival and/or > > minimization of brain injury in a surprisingly large number of > > collisions. I can think of at least three occasions when my head > hit > > the pavement with enough impact that, were I not wearing a helmet, > I'd > > have almost certainly suffered at least a severe concussion. That > > includes my (helmeted) forehead smacking the pavement after flying > > over the front of my handlebars, another occasion where I landed on > my > > back and the back of my head whipped into a streetcar rail, and my > > most recent collision (last October, when I broke my collarbone) > where > > my temple hit the ground (cracking the helmet), then my face slid > > along the pavement, giving me the coolest roadrash on my cheek. The > > kids were most impressed! > > > > My point is that for each of these incidents, me helmet did the job > > that it was designed to do, and that without each of those helmets, > my > > injuries would have likely been severe. > > > > So, whatever helmets can or can't do, my personal experience is > that, > > while there are obviously no guarantees, they are extremely > effective > > in preventing head injuries. > > [...] > > I know it probably seems as though I'm banging on about this, but > there is an almost unquestioned assumption, and storms of propaganda, > claiming that cycle helmets are effective. However, the evidence does > not support this, or is at best equivocal, and governments get away > with compulsion and erosion of your rights as adults to a free choice. > People need to know the arguments & facts on both sides. > > http://www.cyclehelmets.org/mf.html?1019 > > The first references in that article are quite interesting. > > Strangely enough, cycling is safer than living! Here is a page full of > statistical tables about relative risk. It says "The promotion of > cycle helmets portrays cycling as an especially risky activity, but > examination of comparative risk data reveals otherwise. It transpires > that cycling is in fact one of the safest ways to spend one's time. As > well as being safer than the obvious high-risk sports such as > climbing, it is also much safer than more 'ordinary' sports such as > football, swimming or fishing and, indeed, safer than general 'living' > (the net outcome of all causes of death). " > > http://www.cyclehelmets.org/mf.html?1026 > > Anyway, there it is. You're all bright enough to make your own > decisions (where your government generously allows you the choice), so > I'll shut up now. > > Here's a picture of somebody engaged in a dangerous activity: > http://www.cannsdownpress.co.uk/d28.htm > > and an early attempt (failed) to invent the bicycle: > http://www.cannsdownpress.co.uk/d61.htm > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
