Originally Posted by
Joe Minton
...I am attempting to inform and challenge Y’all to look at scientific facts for yourselves....
I’d like to think that we might change the tone of this thread into one dedicated to helping those who wonder about the efficacy of bicycle helmets in various cycling environments....
Why cannot we become more selfless? Are we so weak that we cannot put aside our ‘opinions’ and deal with some facts?
Joe says I'm on his ignore list, but...
Who says we haven't looked at scientific facts ourselves and merely come to different conclusions? Many of those who read and participate in this thread actually do click links to studies and become educated on the issue. And then make decisions about helmet use or not based on our own interpretation of such data.
Underneath the tone of the thread, there is plenty of information for those wondering about the efficacy of bike helmets... but I don't think Joe is too concerned about an ecumenical view where helmet use vs. riding barehead is concerned, and traditionally, this has been the thread for such debate.
Most people contributing to this thread are doing so selflessly -- I don't know that any of us get paid to do it... And most 'opinions' voiced here are based on facts, most facts presented here are in support of some opinion or other. So we're left with Joe wanting only to consider facts which supports his opinion, rather than all those other, inconvenient facts which apparently do not help those wondering about the efficacy of bicycle helmets...