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Old 06-25-12 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tuz
You can check the coroner's report here: LINK

As far as I can understand, the recommendations regarding helmets are unsubstantiated. Here are the relevant bits I could find.



The logic seems to be: more deaths without helmet --> helmets save lives
Interesting article in the Globe and Mail this morning. It pegs Ontarios helmet usage rate at 31%, which places the stat of 26% of cyclists wearing helmets dying in a different perspective.

I think this (missing) information discredits the Coroners recommendation


http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/na...service=mobile

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