The ambulance chasers are lining up the cycle hire scheme

With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by Boris
bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no supplied
helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm

Mrcheerful wrote:
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by
Boris bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no
supplied helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm


According to the Telegraph they had their heads cut off:

"....after it emerged two cyclists have been hospitilised suffering
sever head injuries"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wirecopy/...s-injured.html

But severe head injuries are not the same as brain injuries.

Meanwhile the Israelis and others are repealing their mandatory helmet
laws so they can run a Boris bike-a-like system.

Tony

Mrcheerful wrote:
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by
Boris bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no
supplied helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm

The Crispin idiot recently said;

"My argument would be that compulsory helmet use will deter many people
from cycling, and as cycling is such a healthy activity the benefits
of unrestricted cycling far outweigh the dangers, thus: one thing more
dangerous than cycling (helmeted or unhelmeted) is not cycling.
However, I won't make that argument as the introduction of the
BorisBike in London has killed off any liklihood of a compulsory
helmet law".

One legal case and it looks like you are ****ed matey.


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Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Mrcheerful wrote:
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by
Boris bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no
supplied helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm

The Crispin idiot recently said;

"My argument would be that compulsory helmet use will deter many people
from cycling, and as cycling is such a healthy activity the benefits
of unrestricted cycling far outweigh the dangers, thus: one thing more
dangerous than cycling (helmeted or unhelmeted) is not cycling.
However, I won't make that argument as the introduction of the
BorisBike in London has killed off any liklihood of a compulsory
helmet law".

One legal case and it looks like you are ****ed matey.

That would rather depend on the verdict.

BugBear

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by Boris
bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no supplied
helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm



Is it possible I wonder, for concerned cycle hirers to rent a helmet, from
the stations or nearby or perhaps take there own with them should this not
be possible
after all one must take responsibility for one's own actions, unless a
nanny-state is the preferred option

Jolly polly wrote:

Is it possible I wonder, for concerned cycle hirers to rent a helmet,
from the stations or nearby or perhaps take there own with them
should this not be possible after all one must take responsibility
for one's own actions, unless a nanny-state is the preferred option


If they are that concerned then they should buy one. With a rented
helmet apart from issues like getting the right fit and sterilising them
so lice and other nasty skin/scalp infections don't get transferred, you
have no idea whether it actually needs replacing because its been
dropped or hit by a previous user.

That's exactly why those places with mandatory helmet laws that are
planning cycle schemes are looking at repealing their helmet laws.
Auckland hasn't but its cycle scheme is hardly used whereas the Boris
Bike stands are frequently empty with 30,000 trips a day being made on
average.

Tony

On 29/09/2010 10:45, Jolly polly wrote:

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by Boris
bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no supplied
helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm




Is it possible I wonder, for concerned cycle hirers to rent a helmet, from
the stations or nearby or perhaps take there own with them should this not be
possible
after all one must take responsibility for one's own actions, unless a
nanny-state is the preferred option

....because no other sector of road tranport is ever subject to nanny-statism,
is it?

Jolly polly wrote:
"Mrcheerful" wrote in message
...
With the highlighting of the two serious brain injuries suffered by
Boris bike users in the short time it has in operation. Perhaps no
supplied helmet will open the scheme up to litigation?

http://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-...ed-lu-2742.htm



Is it possible I wonder, for concerned cycle hirers to rent a helmet,
from the stations

Alas not. We know from Tony Raving that helmets cause strokes & heart
attacks.


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Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:51:33 +0100, Tony Raven
wrote:

snip


Meanwhile the Israelis and others are repealing their mandatory helmet
laws so they can run a Boris bike-a-like system.

Tony



You will of course be able to provide pointers to items which back up
this claim or are you just Ravin?

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Per billion passenger kilometres

Car KSI 18
Cycle KSI 541
Pedestrian 358

(KSI : Killed or Seriously Injured)
Dft 2008 FIgures

Who says cycling is safer than walking?

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:04:19 +0100, Tony Raven
wrote:
snip


That's exactly why those places with mandatory helmet laws that are
planning cycle schemes are looking at repealing their helmet laws.



And of course you have some pointers to items backing up these claims.

Or are you just Ravin?
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Per billion passenger kilometres

Car KSI 18
Cycle KSI 541
Pedestrian 358

(KSI : Killed or Seriously Injured)
Dft 2008 FIgures

Who says cycling is safer than walking?