Re: [obc] NYT Article on bicycle helmets
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.. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter Brian Martin 91 Burley Duet 01 Rans Rocket -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [obc] NYT Article on bicycle helmets
Rod Plunkett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: .. PS - Avery - For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion. How appropriate and how quickly I forget. It's the estimate of velocity on impact of a falling head from Newton's second law that's used in the design and testing of a bicycle helmet. -- Avery Burdett Ottawa, Ontario -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [obc] NYT Article on bicycle helmets
They believe that the increased use of bike helmets may have had an unintended consequence: that cyclists when wearing helmets take more risks. Interesting concept. Expanding the idea further, I have often wondered if injuries/accidents occur in a number of sporting activities due to the thought process of I can't be hurt now that I am wearing all this protective gear. There has been the (dare I mention his name?) Don Cherry school of thought that hockey injuries related to sticks have increased since the mandatory use of helmets. I would think that American-style football injuries are much higher than that of rugby where no protective gear is worn. And on a personal level (showing my age here) I can recall that wearing a full-face shield helmet while riding a motorcycle gave one a more closed-in safe feeling than the days when helmets were an option but not the law. ... Paul L. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [obc] NYT Article on bicycle helmets
I wouldn't worry about the helmets, many kids these days wear their helmets on their bikes (in other words they will take the risk and take the helmet off despite parents buying helmets) and many of them aren't fitted properly if they are wearing them. The problem is that we give out life jackets and don't do anything about swimming lessons. Or as someone else said, we give 16 years old the keys to the car, tell them to wear seatbelts and turn them loose on the road without a drivers licence and education. And we wonder why there is a problem. Mom on a Bike Paul Lindsay wrote: They believe that the increased use of bike helmets may have had an unintended consequence: that cyclists when wearing helmets take more risks. Interesting concept. Expanding the idea further, I have often wondered if injuries/accidents occur in a number of sporting activities due to the thought process of I can't be hurt now that I am wearing all this protective gear. There has been the (dare I mention his name?) Don Cherry school of thought that hockey injuries related to sticks have increased since the mandatory use of helmets. I would think that American-style football injuries are much higher than that of rugby where no protective gear is worn. And on a personal level (showing my age here) I can recall that wearing a full-face shield helmet while riding a motorcycle gave one a more closed-in safe feeling than the days when helmets were an option but not the law. ... Paul L. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
