Originally Posted by
rydabent
Im still waiting for the anti helmet crowd to post verified incidents where a bike helmet killed someone!!!!
Something to consider, examining Australia's helmet legislation:
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WA's helmet legislation has diverted resources from preventing bicycle crashes into increasing helmet wearing rates. For instance, about 50% of the WA Police Bicycle Safety Section's time is devoted to enforcing the helmet law. At the same time, about 80% of cyclists on the road at night are riding without lights," http://www.helmets.org/veloaust.htm
Since the resources are diverted away from serious safety issues there are likely more injuries and fatalities due to their mandatory helmet laws.
Additionally, discouraging bicycle use by mandating helmets leads to increased incidence of obesity and heart disease.
http://www.cycle-helmets.com/helmet_statistics.html