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Slightly different from "Charlie says ..." and Reginald Molehusband (youngsters ask your parents)
Enjoyed that. 😁
I lol'd 🙂
Very Good :o)
Contemptible horseshit.
Funny contemptible horseshit (horsehelmet)
I don't think I've seen a horse rider without a helmet in the past 30 years. Do they get upset about this kind of thing too then?
Love it.
Let's hope TJ doesn't see this.
If you like the humour try Norsemen on Netflix
It'd be interesting to know what's driven this. I guess in a country where a lot higher number of journeys are made by bicycle, head injuries may end up being a number that you'd want to address.
I guess in a country where a lot higher number of journeys are made by bicycle
I honestly thought the Danish vid was about helmets for horse riders.
Even the helmet at the end is a horse rider one, surely?
I honestly thought the Danish vid was about helmets for horse riders.
You might be completely right! I was just doing a load of assuming there...
I think the arguments are applicable for both horseriders and cyclists.
And yes, Denmark is a flat place, so a lot of people cycle.
I think the arguments are applicable for both horseriders and cyclists.
What arguments? That the helmet messes your hair up?
Probably wouldn't have clipped that beam if he hadn't been wearing a helmet!
Last time the Danish tried to promote helmet use it resulted in a reduction in cycling because it promoted the idea that cycling was dangerous.
Maybe they are trying to encourage people to use their cars.
Actually, since it didn't specifically mention cycling, perhaps the intention was that people should wear helmets at all times regardless of activity.
That would make more sense.
A walking helmet is a good helmet
Dane here... To address your concerns: The message is, that you should wear a helmet when cycling. Acording to the last larger survey in 2018, the number of Danes wearing a helmet when cycling i traffic was about 42%.
There have been a number of campaigns, and they have all been aimed at specific target groups. Some of the Campaigns have been quite funny!
@BruceWee, I would like to see some documentation for that statement, have never heard that one before?
By the way, bicycle helmets are not mandatory in Denmark. But, seeing as helmets reduce the risk of sustaining serious head injuries with about 60%, why would you not wear one?
But, seeing as helmets reduce the risk of sustaining serious head injuries with about 60%, why would you not wear one?
They don't do that. Its a claimed figure but its from one very poorly designed research project decades ago with dubious maths. No reputable paper has got anywhere near that. Population sutides show no protective effect
Helmets also are linked with an increase in crashing and in no reduction in head injuries over populations.
The comments on the road.cc page are all a bit.
<Classic nerd voice> erm, I think you'll find......
<\classic nerd voice>
And yes I see the irony in my post.
And we're off.....
By the way, bicycle helmets are not mandatory in Denmark. But, seeing as helmets reduce the risk of sustaining serious head injuries with about 60%, why would you not wear one?
Wearing helmets would most likely reduce head injuries regardless of the activity.
Why do they feel the need to single out cycling?
http://www.copenhagenize.com/2017/01/bike-helmets-something-rotten-denmark.html
why would you not wear one?
Oh god don't ask that! Noo!
I'll just leave this here, as I will be leaving my computer shortly, and go ride my bike...
Wearing a helmet! 🙂
Please enjoy the rest of the discussion!
Just checked the law here: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/vagtrafik/fordon/fordonsregler/cykel/
TL;DR: No mandatory helmet wearing for those 15 or older, but mandatory below that. Tansportstyrelsen does say that: "Men självklart är det ändå bäst att använda cykelhjälm i alla fall", which I agree with.
Interestingly, I did find out that helmets are not mandatory on those electric scooters as they are legally classed as a toy.
Not watching the film as I can't be arsed, but in relation to horses - horse riding helmets are a lot tougher construction as they don't need to be as well ventilated.
And if you fall off horses then have a tendancy to kick you in the head at the same time! At the stables where my daughter works helmets have to be worn even when turning horses out into the field due to the kicking you in the head tendency! 🙂
Just checked the law here: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/vagtrafik/fordon/fordonsregler/cykel/
/blockquote>Are we just quoting rules from random countries now?
he message is, that you should wear a helmet when cycling.
So why is there a picture of a horse riding lid (or maybe its a ski lid) at the end?! That ain't no cycle elmit! And that thing longhair dude is riding looks nuffin like a bike. Ha!
Why do they feel the need to single out cycling?
Because everybody hates cyclists, and we masochistically enjoy the paranoia that it feeds.
And it's much easier to divide us with silly arguments about helmets, than have to deal with us on something we can unite behind like infrastructure or enforcement of traffic laws intended to protect us.
My Google Fu is weak today but I'm damn sure there was some research that showed that while the number of RTAs with cyclists in Holland was much smaller than ours per mile cycled, the proportion with severe head injuries and possibly deaths was higher as they didn't feel the need for helmets.
I'm anti-compulsion/pro-choice on helmets, though choose to wear one.
Are we just quoting rules from random countries now?
Nope @BruceWee, I was quoting the law from the country I live in (Sweden), so it is super-relevant to me.
It's interesting (for me at least) to see the distinction between when the law says helmets must be worn and when you can choose. I guess Transportstyrelsen are hoping that, by the time kids get to 15 they are used to wearing one and will continue by choice instead of being forced to.
I also thought that those scooter things were legally classed as cycles, so was educated on that a little too.
My Google Fu is weak today but I’m damn sure there was some research that showed that while the number of RTAs with cyclists in Holland was much smaller than ours per mile cycled, the proportion with severe head injuries and possibly deaths was higher as they didn’t feel the need for helmets.
I’m anti-compulsion/pro-choice on helmets, though choose to wear one.
Even the most pro-helmet activists stop short of suggesting a cycle helmet is going to do you much good if you get hit by a car.
Bicycle helmets are designed to protect you if you fall over. This is regardless of whether you fall over while you are on a bike or not.
The question then is, why single out bikes? Head injuries in general would be reduced if people just wore helmets all the time but I don't see many campaigns (apart from 'A good helmet is a walking helmet' that I linked above) that encourage you to always wear a helmet regardless of your activity.
I also wear a helmet when I'm mountain biking. My risk of falling is higher and the fall is more likely to be within the design limits of the helmet.
I don't wear one when I'm riding in traffic.
Nope @BruceWee, I was quoting the law from the country I live in (Sweden), so it is super-relevant to me.
Sorry, I thought you were confusing your Scandinavian countries 🙂