Comments on: 10/02/2012 – Ticket Tape Parade

By: DS

DS — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:23:31 +0000

Seatbelts are a lousy comparison for helmets. They test seatbelt design by running an actual car into a wall at 35 mph. Very realistic. They test bike helmet design by dropping a helmet on a model “head” (no crash test dummy, just a head) six feet or less. Not realistic at all. Very stupid.

No wonder they don’t work. All they do is produce lots of “I bumped my helmet so I would have died” stories.

By: Chillikebab

Chillikebab — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:52:45 +0000

I’ve added the attachments to the post, as I have a number of requests to do so.

By: Chris Balduc

Chris Balduc — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:19:59 +0000

Maybe… but if you hit your head on the curb after your wheel slips into the streetcar tracks you may find yourself wishing you had some protection.

By: Schmuck

Schmuck — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:31:53 +0000

Yes, if you welcome a law requiring cyclists also to wear a seatbelt

By: The Don

The Don — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:44:07 +0000

There are just not enough dead and brain damaged cyclists to support your counter argument.

By: The Don

The Don — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:39:46 +0000

There are no accident statistics that show any decrease in head injuries to cyclists that can be attributed to an increase in helmet use by cyclists.
Helmet users only ever offer anecdotes.

By: Dondare

Dondare — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:39:31 +0000

Repeat a theory often enough and it becomes a “fact”.

By: Wil

Wil — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:39:03 +0000

The simple counter argument would be “unhelmeted crash victims have too much brain damage to offer anecdotes.” What we need are numbers, not mediocre attempts at logic.

By: Tencon

Tencon — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:31:35 +0000

Interesting observation Don.
I wonder how it is possible to turn the theory into a fact???

By: Tencon

Tencon — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:29:38 +0000

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