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> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:36:05 +0000, JNugent wrote:
>
>> Simon Brooke wrote:
>>> JNugent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Shane Badham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Andrew Price <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> In a "Green Paper" published by the European Commission entitled
>>>>>> "Towards a new culture for urban mobility":
>>>>>> <http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/green_paper_urban_transport
>>>>>> /doc/2007_09_25_gp_urban_mobility_en.pdf>
>>>>>> one can read on page 18:
>>>>>> "Stakeholders have also suggested encouraging safe behaviour among
>>>>>> cyclists, for example by promoting the use of bicycle helmets across
>>>>>> Europe
>>>>>> or by encouraging research on more ergonomic design of
>>>>>> helmets."
>>>>> Now that bit I like! I have thought for some time the design of cycle
>>>>> helmets is flawed. They are designed specifically for going a over t
>>>>> over the handle-bars, no thought for side swipes, or being dragged down
>>>>> sideways by a vehicle passing too close to you!
>>>> Would it be feasible to wear a motor-cycle helmet whilst cycling? I note
>>>> that some workers wear them (or something closely resembling them)
>>>> whilst carrying what I assume are relatively large amounts of cash.
>>>> Would such a proper crash helmet give the better protection you would
>>>> prefer?
>>> When cycling fast you're radiating very considerable amounts of heat through
>>> your scalp. If the temperature of your brain increases by only a very small
>>> amount, you die.
>>>
>>> The answer, in simple terms, is 'don't be silly'.
>> That's a good answer - the best I've seen on the topic of crash helmets.
>>
>> There must be some sort of acceptable trade-off, though?
>
> Certainly there is.
>
> No helmet at all (which has no effect on the risk of head injury) is a
> perfectly acceptable trade-off.
If that's your view of an acceptable trade-off, then that's fine (whilst
helmets are not compulsory).
But recall: there was a time when you could ride a motorbike without a
helmet. There was a time when you didn't have to use seat-belts even if
they were fitted. Nothing stays the same for ever.
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:36:05 +0000, JNugent wrote:
>
>> Simon Brooke wrote:
>>> JNugent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Shane Badham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Andrew Price <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> In a "Green Paper" published by the European Commission entitled
>>>>>> "Towards a new culture for urban mobility":
>>>>>> <http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/green_paper_urban_transport
>>>>>> /doc/2007_09_25_gp_urban_mobility_en.pdf>
>>>>>> one can read on page 18:
>>>>>> "Stakeholders have also suggested encouraging safe behaviour among
>>>>>> cyclists, for example by promoting the use of bicycle helmets across
>>>>>> Europe
>>>>>> or by encouraging research on more ergonomic design of
>>>>>> helmets."
>>>>> Now that bit I like! I have thought for some time the design of cycle
>>>>> helmets is flawed. They are designed specifically for going a over t
>>>>> over the handle-bars, no thought for side swipes, or being dragged down
>>>>> sideways by a vehicle passing too close to you!
>>>> Would it be feasible to wear a motor-cycle helmet whilst cycling? I note
>>>> that some workers wear them (or something closely resembling them)
>>>> whilst carrying what I assume are relatively large amounts of cash.
>>>> Would such a proper crash helmet give the better protection you would
>>>> prefer?
>>> When cycling fast you're radiating very considerable amounts of heat through
>>> your scalp. If the temperature of your brain increases by only a very small
>>> amount, you die.
>>>
>>> The answer, in simple terms, is 'don't be silly'.
>> That's a good answer - the best I've seen on the topic of crash helmets.
>>
>> There must be some sort of acceptable trade-off, though?
>
> Certainly there is.
>
> No helmet at all (which has no effect on the risk of head injury) is a
> perfectly acceptable trade-off.
If that's your view of an acceptable trade-off, then that's fine (whilst
helmets are not compulsory).
But recall: there was a time when you could ride a motorbike without a
helmet. There was a time when you didn't have to use seat-belts even if
they were fitted. Nothing stays the same for ever.