Originally Posted by
closetbiker
kevin, the issue is
relative risk .
helmet use is often predicated on the assumption that relative risk of head injury to be higher on a bike, than off the bike, yet this hasn't been shown.
Originally Posted by
closetbiker
in terms of raw numbers, head injuries occurring in bathrooms are far more numerous than the same associated with bicycle use but as you argue, there are factors involved that make head injuries in bathroom look like a greater risk than head injuries on a bike when they may not be. The trouble is, you haven't presented a reasonable breakdown to show that is the case.
If we are really getting into a burden of proof scenario, shouldn't meanie-teeny-weenie
meanwhile be the one with that burden of proof? He's the one glibly quoting figures with little to no context. I'm just skeptical. It sounds like
data dredging to me.