Originally Posted by Bekologist
blahblah blah. myopic? hmmm......that's what the data shows, eh? the vast majority of bicycling deaths in america were among helmetless cyclists.
I believe the vast amount of data shows that the vast amount of brain injury were not amongst cyclists and that cycling could make a significant reduction of impact on those brain injuries. What was the quote from the piece? Oh yeah,
"We know that not getting exercise and being sedentary is incredibly dangerous. You get heart attacks, you get strokes … proven killers that kill thousands of people
and from
http://www.elbowvalleycc.org/evccbhl.html
80% of brain injury is due to aquiring brain injury, primarily through heart attacks and strokes. Around 1% of brain injuries are due to bicycle accidents
if the vast majority of bicycle deaths in America are to helmetless cyclists (where the vast majority don't wear helmets) what do you think the vast majority of deaths in a country that have a vast amount of cyclists that do wear helmets is for helmeted cyclists? What's the common denominator? Collisions with automobiles. What's the mortality rate for those that commute to work on a bicycle and those who commute by car? It's pretty clear. Ride your bike, you'll be just fine.