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Tony Raven
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Roberta Hatch wrote:
>
>>Hmm.. maybe we should try this one.. you are running for a train and slip on
>>a pile of frozen vomit on the platform. ...
>
>
> Maybe you should just stick to the subject at hand. Bicycles
> and helemts, instead of trying to come up with something bogus as a
> counterexample. For example: Outlawing bicycles will prevent all
> injuries related to bicycle riding.
>
Its a valid question. Per mile and per hour you are more likely to
suffer a head injury as a pedestrian than as a cyclist. Yet you don't
seem to be calling for helmets to be worn by pedestrians even though
they are at greater risk than cyclists. Why not?
Tony
>
>>Hmm.. maybe we should try this one.. you are running for a train and slip on
>>a pile of frozen vomit on the platform. ...
>
>
> Maybe you should just stick to the subject at hand. Bicycles
> and helemts, instead of trying to come up with something bogus as a
> counterexample. For example: Outlawing bicycles will prevent all
> injuries related to bicycle riding.
>
Its a valid question. Per mile and per hour you are more likely to
suffer a head injury as a pedestrian than as a cyclist. Yet you don't
seem to be calling for helmets to be worn by pedestrians even though
they are at greater risk than cyclists. Why not?
Tony