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burtthebike wrote:
I've just googled Gethin Jones, and he appears to be an ex-presenter of
Blue Peter and a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing. Ideally qualified
to comment on cycling and safety.

Blue Peter has organised at least one cycling event, for which helmets
were compulsory. Probably BBC policy.

Colin McKenzie

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No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the
population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking.
Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:18:13 -0800, "burtthebike"
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"JNugent" wrote in message
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burtthebike wrote:

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Excellent cycling article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health...hin-Jones.html

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Simon Mason

Not a bad article, but completely let down by "And never go out without a
helmet."

It's unbelievable in this day and age, with all the available reliable
evidence demonstrating irrefutably that helmets have no effect on the
death rate of cyclists, they only depress the numbers of cyclists. And
me.

Is the "death rate of cyclists" (whatever it may be) the only important
statistic, then?

No, but as the only reliable indicator of effectiveness, it is certainly the
most important. It's also the measure by which helmet proponents wish to be
used, as they all claim that helmets prevent death.


Are you really doing an MSc?

I do despair - I would have though that to do so you ought to have had
a reasonable education to date and a reasonable IQ - whereas you
obviously have neither.

So you say that - All helmet proponents claim that helmets prevent
death.

Do you really believe that?

I do like your posts though - it shows that someone like Braggins is
not actually as daft as he appears when others are considered.



judith

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Many of the facts below in an article seem, on the face of it, to
suggest that helmets are not worthwhile. This could not be further
from the truth; helmets are an excellent idea. Children in particular
should wear them every time they get on a bike. The point is, although
there is no guarantee that a helmet will save your life if you come
off, it's 100% certain that your helmet won't save your life if you're
not wearing it. - Guy Chapman

On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:20:12 -0800, "burtthebike"
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Excellent cycling article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health...hin-Jones.html


and the website isn't taking comments. It says it does, but they don't
appear.


Perhaps there is a "****wit filter"


judith

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Many of the facts below in an article seem, on the face of it, to
suggest that helmets are not worthwhile. This could not be further
from the truth; helmets are an excellent idea. Children in particular
should wear them every time they get on a bike. The point is, although
there is no guarantee that a helmet will save your life if you come
off, it's 100% certain that your helmet won't save your life if you're
not wearing it. - Guy Chapman

"burtthebike" wrote in message
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Excellent cycling article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health...hin-Jones.html


I've just googled Gethin Jones, and he appears to be an ex-presenter of
Blue Peter and a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing. Ideally qualified
to comment on cycling and safety.


So that makes him qualified in powdering his nose, filling out his expense
form, fleecing the vulnerable on telephone scams, and he once attended a
"political correctness workshop".

burtthebike wrote:
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Excellent cycling article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health...hin-Jones.html


I've just googled Gethin Jones, and he appears to be an ex-presenter
of Blue Peter and a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing. Ideally
qualified to comment on cycling and safety.


Within in the main article, when talking of exercise benefits etc. Gethin
Jones writes "explains Chris"....and I doubt whether he or Chris Hoy wrote
the safety boxes or recommended the bikes!!

Jan

On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:58:18 -0000, "Light of Aria"
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"burtthebike" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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Excellent cycling article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health...hin-Jones.html


I've just googled Gethin Jones, and he appears to be an ex-presenter of
Blue Peter and a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing. Ideally qualified
to comment on cycling and safety.


So that makes him qualified in powdering his nose, filling out his expense
form, fleecing the vulnerable on telephone scams, and he once attended a
"political correctness workshop".

Yebbut, I parsed his name as Gethin Butler, and thought, yes, more
than qualified to comment on cycling.



(Gethin Butler, Lands End - John O'Groats 1 Day 20 hrs 4min 19 sec. On
a bike)


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Tim