Re: Q: Tasmanian helmet laws?

Hello,
i am from Germany and i survived 8000 km without a helmet trough
Australia last year. ;-)
I do not want to start a new helmet-flame-war-thread here as it happens
in german newsgroups when somebody writes that helmets are/are not
reasonable.
The question i just want to ask you is: How does the majority of
Australien people think about the helmet law? Do most cyclists support
the law or not?

Regards
Jens

"Jens Herrmann" <lazybee74@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:c285k6$1q9h5c$1@ID-227038.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello,
> i am from Germany and i survived 8000 km without a helmet trough
> Australia last year. ;-)
> I do not want to start a new helmet-flame-war-thread here as it happens
> in german newsgroups when somebody writes that helmets are/are not
> reasonable.
> The question i just want to ask you is: How does the majority of
> Australien people think about the helmet law? Do most cyclists support
> the law or not?
>
> Regards
> Jens

I just do what I am told. I do not have the money or the education to
undertake a study of my own to make a valid decision. I have to trust
(rightly or wrongly) what I am told by other people. Some will swear that
its more dangerous others less.

Strangely I know someone that swears that smoking is not bad for your health
and can site me all sorts of studies to back this up. Although the majority
say otherwise he is willing to take the word of a few to make his decision.
Just a case of denial my bet.

Pete

Jens Herrmann wrote:
> Hello, i am from Germany and i survived 8000 km without a helmet trough
> Australia last year. ;-) I do not want to start a new helmet-flame-war-
> thread here as it happens in german newsgroups when somebody writes that
> helmets are/are not reasonable. The question i just want to ask you is:
> How does the majority of Australien people think about the helmet law?
> Do most cyclists support the law or not?
> Regards Jens



I figure that helmets are so good these days (or good helmets are so
good) that its not such a hassle to wear them. I regard my helmet as
just another piece of my cycling outfit, like knicks, shoes, etc. helps.
And if you have a nice helmet, you're going to be happier to wear it
then a big orange stackhat. My helmet is one of the nicest (Selev Atom
fdjeux.com edition)... I'd never go without it, laws or not. Also,
the fact that the last helmet I had saved me from almost certain brain
damage is a powerful reminder... on top of that, I'm a law-abider by
nature; I try not to rock the boat and basically do what I'm told. A
combination of these 3 reasons is why I wear a helmet.

But thats just me. As for the average Aussie, most of them seem to wear
helmets from what I've seen. Oh, they might occasionally grumble, but on
the whole...



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