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Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-31-14, 07:55 PM

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The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

The peer pressure continues long after high...

The peer pressure continues long after high school, my friend. Try wearing pajamas at work, and see what happens. And helmets are the law here.

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-31-14, 07:31 PM

Replies: 8,742

The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

I agree with you that a helmet, in the kind of...

I agree with you that a helmet, in the kind of accident I'm likely to get into (which is very unlikely in any case), is probably not going to help much. I could probably ride the rest of my life...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-24-14, 10:07 PM

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The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

http://www.carrsq.qut.edu.au/publications/corporat...

http://www.carrsq.qut.edu.au/publications/corporate/bicycle_safety_fs.pdf

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-22-14, 12:01 AM

Replies: 8,742

The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

This thread has inspired me to read as deeply as...

This thread has inspired me to read as deeply as I can about the effectiveness of bicycle helmets. I've read a lot of papers, very few of which were very impressive, and have observed:

1. Most of...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-18-14, 10:00 PM

Replies: 8,742

The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

The war is most decidedly not won. I agree with...

The war is most decidedly not won. I agree with you that the safety value of helmets is dubious at best, but you're going to have to do a lot better than the "foam hat" argument. I personally hate...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

08-16-14, 09:09 PM

Replies: 8,742

The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

Helmets and car-free life

I always wear a helmet. All other things being equal, wearing a helmet is a lot safer than not wearing one. I will probably continue to wear a helmet, particularly here in the US. However, I hate...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

05-20-12, 07:16 PM

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The helmet thread

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Posted By bragi

Personally, I'm a little doubtful about the...

Personally, I'm a little doubtful about the usefulness of helmets, but I wear one just the same, because in the final analysis they're safer than nothing, and your photo and story bear out the wisdom...

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