Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:28:34 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 21:57:56 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On 11/9/2024 4:13 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

 
I always wear a helmet and if you don't want to wear one it is free
county, don't wear one. I am not about to argue just that I wear a helmet.

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Since this is a discussion group, when you make a statement like
"Generally it is much safer to wear a helmet" you can expect it to be
discussed. There's ample data available calling your statement into
question. Wolfgang knows this.

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I have no problems with someone believing and saying "generally it is
much safer to wear a helmet. I think it's ridiculous to argue
otherwise. It's total nonsense to claim that it's generally safer to
not wear a helmet; therefore.....
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I believe it'd also be true of riding a motorcycle, riding in a motor
vehicle, or even riding a horse. It seems to me that when doing
something where a head injury is possible, a helmet would lessen the
risk of it.
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The issue, of course, is not whether or not it's safer to wear a
helmet, but whether or not an individual is willing to accept the
discomfort and hassle of wearing a helmet.
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It seems to me that it should be a subjective decision and it makes no
sense to argue anything other than about the legal right to make that
decision.
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Some people favor a nanny government.  I do not.
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Well...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8909479/
An average of 247 traumatic brain injury deaths and 140,000 head
injuries among children and adolescents younger than 20 years were
related to bicycle crashes each year in the United States. As many as
184 deaths and 116,000 head injuries might have been prevented
annually if these riders had worn helmets.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214140518302731
Head injury was the secondary cause of death for 269 cyclists, 1324
pedestrians and 1046 drivers, accounting for 46%, 42% and 25% of road
travel deaths at all ages in each mode respectively. Head injury was
the commonest cause of death in cyclists, but most pedestrian and
driver deaths were from multiple injuries.
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Cheers,

John B.