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Joel D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The meeting vowed to strongly oppose any attempt to > make use of helmets > mandatory and expressed regret that the authorities > instead of trying to > fix the causes of accidents are merely trying to > project a false theory that lives would be saved by using helmets. x x x Folks, A two second search of the web revealed the following: 1) Bicycling accidents are frequent and unavoidable, and head injuries and death are likely to result from these accidents. 2) Many cyclists have attested that a helmet saved their lives and even have battered or broken helmets to prove it. 3) Scientific evaluations have been made of helmets which ensure that they will protect the head against almost all injures. 4) Researchers have determined that up to 88% of head injuries or deaths could be avoided by wearing a helmet. A drop in the number of cyclists killed each year is further proof that bicycle helmets work. 5) Any protection is better than none, there is no handicap involved in wearing a helmet, and no advantage comes from not wearing one. Statistics show that when bike riders are given a free choice of whether to wear helmets or not that most of them don't. ------------ I stopped my search right here when I realised that the author above was talking about accidents from riding a BICYCLE. Would anyone else agree with me that if one is riding twice as fast on a motorbike, s/he would need at least the same protection a bicyclist requires? Mervyn ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
