Originally Posted by
chipcom
My gawd, can't you read? DESPITE the seatbelts and air bags, automobile accidents still account for 20% of TBI....yet you turn right around and say that you have airbags and seat belts to protect you.
You also continue to insist that I am making some kind of an argument...I am not...just trying to get a straight answer to a straight question....but for some reason you feel the need to turn it into an argument. Geesh, with a head that thick, you probably don't need a helmet.
You are trying to get someone to tell you that because an activity that about 90% of the population does just about every day results in head injuries, it's logical to assume this activity is dangerous due to the number of head injuries that come from it. You are showing that 20% of head injuries that occur come from an activity that happens far more frequently.
And then you mention my head being thick. I will answer your question, the very second you answer mine, which I will post one last time-
Highwire walking does not make the chart, actually skydiving without a parachute does not make the chart, nor does jumping from the top of a building. So, I would guess since you are using the chart to determine the danger of every activity, and the need for equipment, you would say that those activities are very safe.
Again, I will not listen to any discussion about how frequently people jump without parachutes, nor about how often people jump from buildings, and the same for highwire walking. You have asserted by your argument the amount of time and number of people doing the activity are not part of the discussion.
So, skydiving without a parachute, safe? Again, it's not on the head injury list.
Joe