> > also keep your head or parts of it clear of the edge of a > curbstone which I see as the most critical threat around > town. I have yet to find any clear statement on that. For now
It is probably worth while finding out the main causes of cycling accidents where you regularly cycle, and making sure you know how to avoid those types of accident. In London, for example, the main causes seem to be from motor vehicles - particularly buses and lorries - turning left in front of cyclists, who are subsequently crushed against the pavement barriers. Another major cause is problems on roundabouts. In both cases the numbers can be and are reduced by cyclist and driver education. Cyclists need to learn how to cycle properly in traffic, and drivers need to be more aware of the issues facing cyclists. Lorry and bus drivers are now increasingly being educated in these areas. As more and more people cycle, more and more of those cyclists are also drivers so as cyclists they know where drivers are looking, and as drivers they understand about cyclists, so this in itself improves road safety. The safety in numbers benefit also increases. Factors like this do far more to prevent injury than helmets ever will. > The longer I read what you say and what you link to the more > I doubt my helmet beliefs and choices. I was aware of > rotational injuries but was and am still under the impression > that a helmet, preferably one with at least a chin bar, can > also keep your head or parts of it clear of the edge of a > curbstone which I see as the most critical threat around > town. I have yet to find any clear statement on that. For now > my feeling is precisely some is better than none but that may > or may not be true... > Cheers > Ecke > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
