Originally Posted by froze
Yes, that's why I wear a helmet, and thats why anybody who knows anything wears a helmet, and that's why a lot of states require helmets to worn while riding on motorcycles, because safety officials, consumer unions, insurance companies, medical community all know that helmets make a significant reduction of the majority of brain injuries.
Thats an interesting take because the show focuses on misguided views with the best of intentions. Unintended consequences. People driving instead of flying, avoiding inoculations and contracting diseases.
80% of brain injury is due to aquiring brain injury, primarily through heart attacks and strokes. Something simply riding a bicycle can have a signficant effect in reduction. Around 1% of brain injuries are due to bicycle accidents, so what could be most effective in reducing brain injury? Even if the most optimistic estimates by the most enthusiastic promoters are true, the best bicycle helmets can do is reduce brain injury by 1%, whereas simply riding a bike could reduce brain injury by many times that amount.
http://www.elbowvalleycc.org/evccbhl.html
Mayer Hillman explains the benefit from the health far exceeds the risks
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...fety/mayer.htm
The Irish Medical Times says the same
http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/keating.htm
Accident Analysis & Prevention has a view about brain injury and bicycle helmets
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...069370d1e6f59f
as does the Snell Memorial foundations founder, Dr. George Shively,
". . . it is impossible to build a helmet that will offer significant impact protection."
The show is about looking at things in a different way. To think critically. See what has been missed.