Old 05-09-10 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by njkayaker
It might be more of a public risk. So what? The cyclist can't control it.
Sure the cyclist can. As a member of the public, the public can stop it if it wants to


Originally Posted by njkayaker
This is somewhat more useful to the OP. It avoids the error of speculating about this particular event.
and it's my point

Originally Posted by njkayaker
We do not know whether populations fair better with or without helmets. We would expect that nothing works perfectly. Your vague statement here "proves" the obvious.

Yes, this vague handwaving is irrelevant because it's partial "evidence". It's seriously one sided!
Yeah. I don't think the collected studies presented give anything less than a realistic view of what happens when cyclists wear helmets. Even this one-sided evidence that is recognized as valid and verifiable the world over
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