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Old 11-27-23 | 05:11 PM
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Alan K
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Originally Posted by MinnMan
I dislike blanket generalizations not backed up by research. Motorcycle fatalities are not eliminated by helmet use, but they are diminished.
People like to make the perfect the enemy of the good. Why this tendency comes out so prominently during disagreements is not clear to me, but it's a general human failing as far as I can tell.
And yet, you chose to cite the broadest generalization of all, representing information from all motorcycle accidents and fatalities!

My comment was addressing high speed accidents and I specifically stated that the difference in fatalities comes into play in accidents at lower speed.

By the way, quoting CDC hardly qualifies for research; and lately, they have not even been reliably credible. But then everyone has their likes and dislikes, and that’s what makes life interesting. 😉

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