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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:24:46 -0400
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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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I agree that the afteraffects of concussions might be commonly 
>>> underestimated.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> 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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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