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From: John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:43:56 +0700
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On 27 Mar 2025 11:49:09 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

>Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/26/2025 10:46 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>> On 3/26/2025 3:32 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>>>> On 3/26/2025 12:06 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On average, bicycling is safer than walking by all those metrics. You 
>>>>> obviously don't believe that, 
>>>> 
>>>> I don't? My, how kunich-esque of you.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps you should explicitly state your positions. As it is, you now 
>>> seem to be implying that you do think bicycling is safer than walking. 
>>> Yet you apparently think that bicyclists get great value from special 
>>> protective hats, but pedestrians don't need them. Those two points seem 
>>> inconsistent.
>>> 
>>> So am I misinterpreting your views? What exactly are your views?
>> 
>> My view is that helmets work. Wear them if you feel you need to extra 
>> protection. Don't wear them if you don't feel that need.
>> 
>> 
>I find them useful off road as bush protection if like myself one rides the
>path less traveled aka overgrown! So I can essentially use my the helmet to
>push through said bushes!
>
>On road which for me largely is commuting, It provides eye protection with
>the visor from rain/hail and so on.
>
>It’s also quite handy as sort of man bag to put one’s keys/gloves etc at
>cafe stop/shopping etc.
>
>I have no expectations of protection from motor traffic nor does population
>studies seem to suggest that, bike infrastructure seems to do that ie
>Amsterdam and similar cyclists have much lower rates and so on.
>
>But UK isn’t likely to make this a legislation the hurdles to do so are
>large, so I don’t feel forced or otherwise to use one, after all see plenty
>of non helmeted cyclists about be they folks on hire bikes or some utility
>cyclists.
>
>It’s such a non issue at least here.
>
>Roger Merriman
>

I think my reason for wearing a helmet was best :-)

My wife mentioned one day, "I'd feel better if you wore a helmet", so
I went right out and  bought one. Which gave me a big edge in the next
husband-wife argument.... "Well! When you wanted me to wear a helmet I
did....." (:-])

-- 
Cheers,

John B.