Re: Helmet efficacy test

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:13:48 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 3/24/2025 1:18 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

On 3/24/2025 12:12 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 3/24/2025 12:04 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

On 3/24/2025 10:35 AM, AMuzi wrote:

https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20250324-vingegaard-reveals-concussion-
from-paris-nice-fall

Concussion are serious business compared to most broken bones.
Collarbones generally heal fine and most others. A broken hip
certainly more to worry about than most. Concussions are an unknown
in my book and in many medical doctors. The left over effects are not
always apparent at first and hard to really pin down. The brain in
complicated and we see this in football over the years and boxing.
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In some way I don't blame a cyclist for walking away depending on the
situation. Certainly from competitive cycling but even just riding in
general as you can fall over bad just barely moving.

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I agree that the afteraffects of concussions might be commonly
underestimated.
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I disagree that ordinary bicycling's risk of concussion is
significantly higher than other activities'. Society would do better
by stopping the scare tactics regarding bicycling, and by convincing
motorists or pedestrians to wear helmets.
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Your hatred for helmets is well known. I shall ignore that and the you
do as you want. Wear a helmet or don't wear one but please quit
preaching it as if you are the only game in town.

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I'm stating my opinion in a discussion group. You should be able to
tolerate that, especially since over the years I've backed up my opinion
with mountains of data.
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Please note that your statements above, about the nasty "leftover
affects" and "you can fall over bad just barely moving" apply exactly as
well to running. Yet I'll bet you'd hate hearing that all runners should
always wear a helmet when running.
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The only real difference is you haven't yet expressed your hatred for
running helmets.

It's kind of funny. Krygowski has been campaigning against helmets for
years and hasn't convinced anyone. Most of those of us who don't wear
helmets were doing it long before he changed his mind about them and
began talking about it.

--
C'est bon
Soloman