Re: Helmet efficacy test

On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:48:09 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:

On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:54:32 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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On 3/25/2025 10:11 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 3/25/2025 12:09 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 3/25/2025 11:02 AM, Rolf Mantel wrote:

Am 25.03.2025 um 16:53 schrieb Catrike Ryder:

On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:11:14 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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On 3/25/2025 4:19 AM, floriduh dumbass wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:20:38 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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Bicycling has never been a major source of serious traumatic brain
injury (TBI). On a nationwide basis, bicycling's contribution to
TBI
counts is low enough to be off most "causes" charts. Bicycling
causes
fewer then 1% of U.S. TBI deaths, far fewer than pedestrian
travel, and
far fewer on a "per mile" basis. And historic data over the
years shows
quite clearly that bicycle helmets are not preventing either
fatalities
or concussions.

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Impossible to document that.

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Wrong, as usual.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7025438/
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35728-x
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https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/New-CDC- Report-
Finds-More-Adults-Are-Dying-from-Bicycle-Related- Accidents-CPSC-
Says-it-Highlights-the-Importance-of-Helmets
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https://www.nsc.org/safety-first/bicycle-safety- statistics-may-
surprise-you? srsltid=AfmBOoq4LC_IGLItTnDBXBm4Yu6K20nqSHjsZbqpkk-
jQ2y4Y1J7hfbf
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https://biausa.org/public-affairs/media/keep-your-brain- safe-
while- biking
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https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/3/
e2022058878/188764/Helmet-Use-in-Preventing-Head- Injuries-in?
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These all contradict Frank, but that isn't the point of this message.
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The point of this message is to point out, once again, your
unsubstantiated conclusions rooted in willful ignorance.

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How one would go about proving that bicycle helmets are not preventing
either fatalities or concussions?

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Statistical accident analysis, just like it was possible to show the
use of seat belts.
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Which is valid for groups and more accurate on the probabilities for
larger groups and/or for greater frequency incidents.
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But, as noted here often, any given individual in any given incident
can fall anywhere along those curves.

 
I'll agree with that last statement, with some reservations. But I'll
point out that the helmet propaganda tends to say that _anyone_ is at
risk of death or worse if they _ever_ ride without a helmet. Example:
"You can fall over in your driveway and die."
 

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I've never seen any literature as alarmist as that.

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Frank has number of times, mentioned this
"I'll point out that the helmet propaganda tends to say that _anyone_
is at risk of death or worse if they _ever_ ride without a helmet.".
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Admittedly I don't spend my time reading helmet advertisements but
I've never come across this. Perhaps Frank could post a number of
references so we all can be aware of that these evil minded scoundrels
are doing.

Krygowski can't argue the facts, he has to make up ridiculous childish
strawmen to attack. As usual, he goes on and on as if he had something
important to say.

Junior (Zen) has pretty much whipped Frank now so he has changed to
his secondary tactic. He changes the subject and demands that Junior
explain why he's promoting helmets, which, near as I can see, is not,
at all, what Junior is doing.

I'd be more interested in why Krygowski is trying to convince people
not to wear helmets. It's really no skin off his nose if some people
choose to wear them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman