Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
OTOH, bear spray has been effective in 90% of bear attacks. The other 10% . . .
What we don't know is how many of those times the person would have been OK without the spray. Just because someone used the spray and was OK doesn't mean they wouldn't have been OK without it. My point isn't that it didn't help, but just that there is no way to know whether it prevented an unfavorable outcome or not.