I don't think it's as clear-cut as some folks would have you beleive. Helmets do seem to prevent (or at least reduce) one class of injury. But as far as I can see there are some pretty credible studies that suggest there is no causative link, or even correlation, between wearing helmets and reducing the frequency or severity of injuries.
It's tempting to point to statistics that show a (slightly) lower rate of injury amongst helmet wearers. But this is a self-selecting population; it's quite plausible that the sort of person who elects to wear a helmet is less likely to engage in risky activities, and thus would have a lower chance of an accident even without the helmet. Al that being said, though, I still wear a helmet when I ride my bike. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 02:34:52PM -0600, Tom C wrote: > Just yanking your chain. Helmets are certainly smart. > > How'd we survive? > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Bruce Dayton <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> > wrote: > > I hadn't thought about teaching them humor...will have to think about > > that. > > > > I am an avid cyclist and ride about 15 miles each day. ?I drag my > > kids along as often as I can get them to. ?I do always wear a helmet > > and require them to as well. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Bruce > > > > > > Friday, May 21, 2010, 1:00:01 PM, you wrote: > > > > TC> Is this the kind of humor you teach your kids at home? ;-) > > > > TC> Tom > > > > TC> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Bruce Dayton > > TC> <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Friday, May 21, 2010, 12:54:54 PM, you wrote: > >>> > >>> TC> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:42 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> As I said before, bad attitude, scoff-law cyclists on streets, roads and > >>>>> highways are a self correcting problem. The ones who live, learn. > >>>>> > >>>>> The ones who won't learn ... > >>>>> > >>> > >>> TC> But they forget almost immediately. > >>> > >>> TC> Tom C. > >>> > >>> It's those darn helmets...squeezes the brain so all the memories > >>> spill out. ?:) > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Bruce > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > > > > -- > 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.
