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Old 08-18-10 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by trombone
Hello! It's been a while.



A new research article was published this week that documents the rate of head injuries among cyclists in NSW, Australia from 1988 to 2008. MHL were introduced in NSW in 1991. It concludes that “It is likely that factors other than the mandatory helmet legislation reduced head injuries among cyclists.”

The article is to be published in the Journal of the Australian College of Road Safety, at
http://www.acrs.org.au/publications/journalscurrentandbackissues.html

and a copy is available now here.

There is a story about it in today’s Sydney Morning Herald at
http://www.smh.com.au/national/call-to-repeal-law-on-bicycle-helmets-20100815-12573.html

See here for how the local cycling population is responding...
Hey Trombone! Good to hear from you again.

I saw this press on the "other side" of the helmet legislation in Australia. It seems to me what's remarkable about it is that it's got some press. It's not like the arguments are new, or that there hasn't been some opposition to the law, it's just that it seems, that the "other side" rarely gets the press like this has.

Is that your impression as well, or am I just too far from your area and not up on the coverage down under?
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