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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-26-12, 12:29 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

I agree that helmets are not really relevant when...

I agree that helmets are not really relevant when fatal incidents occur. And if you are investigating the behavioural effects helmets may or may not have, you have to look at all injuries and not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-26-12, 06:50 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

Hmm. If the helmet wearing rate is higher in the...

Hmm. If the helmet wearing rate is higher in the general population than in the dead group, doesn't that mean that wearing a helmet lowers the risk? Might not be significant, and you'd have to adjust...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-22-12, 02:49 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

You can't spin it either way, that's the point....

You can't spin it either way, that's the point. You can't draw any conclusions regarding helmets and safety from the data. It is outlined in the study itself.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-20-12, 08:04 PM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

Absolutely. The report explicitely says that the...

Absolutely. The report explicitely says that the committee cannot state whether a helmet can decrease the chance of a head injury, and that they do NOT support a MHL. Then, the Chief Coroner turns...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-20-12, 10:06 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

It doesn't say as far as I can tell. In 33 cases...

It doesn't say as far as I can tell. In 33 cases the driver was to blame, and 34 wore helmets in total. It's possible that all or none of the 33 had a helmet...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-20-12, 09:10 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

I re-read the coroner's report and it seems that...

I re-read the coroner's report and it seems that the "panel of Experts" recommends helmet use but is against mandatory helmet laws for a few reasons (decreased number of cyclists, etc.). Yet at the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-20-12, 07:44 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

Not really. In the report they mention the...

Not really. In the report they mention the fraction of cases in which the driver was to blame.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-19-12, 09:30 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 640,652
Posted By tuz

You can check the coroner's report here: LINK...

You can check the coroner's report here: LINK (http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/DeathInvestigations/office_coroner/PublicationsandReports/CyclingDeathReview/DI_Cycling_Death_Review.html)

As...
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