Saved by his helmet, over the handlebars? Who writes these lies?

"I kind of landed head first on the kerb - if I had done that without my
helmet on, who knows what could have happened?



http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Cycl...#axzz2OOLgDV7g

On 23/03/2013 19:12, Mrcheerful wrote:
"I kind of landed head first on the kerb - if I had done that without my
helmet on, who knows what could have happened?



http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Cycl...#axzz2OOLgDV7g


"That is why you have to wear a helmet. You never know when you might
need it."

Wise words indeed.

--
Dave-Cyclists VOHR
''As the severity of the injury increased the benefit of wearing a
helmet increased, which is very hard to ignore I think,'' Dr Olivier said.

Results showed that cyclists without helmets were more than 3.9 times as
likely to sustain a head injury to those with helmets. Helmets reduced
the risk of moderate head injury by 49 per cent, of serious head injury
by 62 per cent, and of severe head injury by 74 per cent".

In article ,
(Dave - Cyclists VOHR) wrote:

"That is why you have to wear a helmet. You never know when you
might need it."

Wise words indeed.

Only if your helmet meets a recognised British Standard... Oh yes, there
isn't one.

--
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

---- If it's below this line, I didn't write it ----

On 24/03/2013 17:32, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article ,
(Dave - Cyclists VOHR) wrote:

"That is why you have to wear a helmet. You never know when you
might need it."

Wise words indeed.

Only if your helmet meets a recognised British Standard... Oh yes, there
isn't one.

Apart from;

In the European Union (EU) the currently applicable standard is EN
1078:1997.

In the UK the current standard is BS EN 1078:1997, which is identical to
the EU standard, and which replaced BS 6863:1989 in 1997

Dimwit.


--
Dave-Cyclists VOHR
''As the severity of the injury increased the benefit of wearing a
helmet increased, which is very hard to ignore I think,'' Dr Olivier said.

Results showed that cyclists without helmets were more than 3.9 times as
likely to sustain a head injury to those with helmets. Helmets reduced
the risk of moderate head injury by 49 per cent, of serious head injury
by 62 per cent, and of severe head injury by 74 per cent".

In article ,
(Dave - Cyclists VOHR) wrote:

In the European Union (EU) the currently applicable standard is EN
1078:1997.

In the UK the current standard is BS EN 1078:1997, which is
identical to the EU standard, and which replaced BS 6863:1989 in
1997

http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductD...00000030082421

Status: Revised, withdrawn.

--
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

---- If it's below this line, I didn't write it ----

On Sunday, 24 March 2013 17:32:00 UTC, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article ,

(Dave - Cyclists VOHR) wrote:



"That is why you have to wear a helmet. You never know when you
might need it."

Wise words indeed.

Only if your helmet meets a recognised British Standard... Oh yes, there
isn't one.

Whilst one should wear a good quality helmet which meets a recognised standard
why would it ONLY work or ONLY be wise if it met a recognised British Standard.
Would the laws of physics, dynamics, mechanics and materials science be
suspended for a helmet if there were no such standard, or it complied
with another standard.

Toom

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:47:50 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Whilst one should wear a good quality helmet which meets a recognised
standard why would it ONLY work or ONLY be wise if it met a
recognised British Standard. Would the laws of physics, dynamics,
mechanics and materials science be suspended for a helmet if there
were no such standard, or it complied with another standard.

Careful, don't apply too much scientific scrutiny in this area ...

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:20:09 +0000, Rob Morley wrote:

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:47:50 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Whilst one should wear a good quality helmet which meets a recognised
standard why would it ONLY work or ONLY be wise if it met a
recognised British Standard. Would the laws of physics, dynamics,
mechanics and materials science be suspended for a helmet if there
were no such standard, or it complied with another standard.

Careful, don't apply too much scientific scrutiny in this area ...


You are right - we could be flooded by posts showing that cycle helmets
actually reduce head injury.