On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:10:48 -0700, SMS
wrote:

On 11/04/10 4:36 PM, mike wrote:

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No - it is "almost certainly" greater than 63% (at some unspecified
confidence level).

It is called statistics - and it doesn't always lie.

This is true. You have to look at the big picture. Case studies report
on the actual cases, but sometimes you have to read between the lines.
Obviously those individuals whose helmets prevented and reduced injuries
to the extent that treatment by medical professionals was unnecessary
are not included in the results.

It's sad to see people so invested in junk science. Every time you see
someone use the "foam hat" schtick, it's an excellent indication that
they're about to lie again. They have utter contempt for the concepts of
facts, logic, science, and statistics because in contradicts what they
want, but know isn't, true.

Dear Steven,

Please look at some big picture and tell us where to find a 63% drop
in an actual whole population after a mandatory helmet law increased
helmet use from under 50% to over 90%.

The news would be welcome.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel