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It is relevant to the point I was making however - that you are more likely to get a head injury in your house or car than on your bike
It's not though is it? There's nothing in those stats that says you're [i]more likely[/i] to get a head injury in the house or car is there now?
All those stats illustrate is that more people have reported their head injuries in the house and car than have from being out on the bike.
I know [b]for a fact[/b] that I have never reported the head bashes I've had on the bike, two of which I'm sure would've been much more painful to me if I wasn't wearing a helmet. If others are like me, the stats are skewed completely.
From rewski's link:
Protective body armour, clip-in pedals and the use of a full-suspension bicycle may confer a protective effect.
Lights blue touch paper, stands well back.........
Cup of tea and a 'scream crunch' anyone?
ps, managed the pizza and a brew without injury - wondering whether to push my luck and go for cheese and crackers?
rewski - I'll have a look at ehr full text later
I suspect its GT injuries mainly and thus virtually all have helmets on
Pook - I am sure there is significant under reporting of cycling injuries especially MTB ones One reason why research is so hard to do and unreliable
As for the armour but no helmet wearers at Dalby, you'll probably find that, as they pulled on their 661s in the car park, this is how they saw themselves...
I am sure there is significant under reporting of cycling injuries especially MTB ones One reason why research is so hard to do and unreliable
...and thus also these stats.
Careful rusty - almost 200 injuries from coffee and coffee pots! 144 from breadbins!
see - cycle helmets are irrelevant when the kitchen is so dangerous. Campaign for full pressure suits for kitchen use
OP was a concern on lack of helmets at Dalby. The bigest problem area is Dixons Hollow (as noted by Mr Crud) i.e skills park. The biggest injured group thus far has been middle aged men riding skills compensatory cycles (full sus dandy horses) whilst showing their buddies,sons/daughters and on lookers how they rode back in the day.....Normal result ....Medic !!!!!!
Nice guy!
I appreciate 'tongue in cheek' doesn't always communicate well online, so in case it wasn't glaringly obvious, it was meant to be humorous and I have no wish for TJ or anyone else to actually get hurt in any way, irrespective of whether they're wearing a helmet at the time or not. 🙄
Call me a middle aged southern softy if you like, but it gets though out there on those surrey hills.
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You ought to see what I wear when I'm gardening.
I've broken 2 lids & although I have no evidence that I would or wouldn't have had a very sore head because of that, I still wear one.
I said to a lad at Glentress once that I thought he was brave not wearing a lid & he said, 'I'm sick of breaking them, every time I come here I fall of & smash my helmet, so I've given up'
True that.
I've never, ever banged my head while on a bike. I bang my head in our kitchen every time my wife leaves one of the cupboard doors open. I even banged it myself while opening a cupboard door into my own head.
What's a bigger killer: head injuries from cycling or coronary heart disease? I'm off to start a thread asking why fat people bother to wear bike helmets.
I'm off to start a thread asking why fat people bother to wear bike helmets.
In case I fall off whilst riding to the cake shop? 🙁
And it was only a small pizza for lunch, honest.
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