Tucson is a "Bike Friendly Community" and has received a "Gold" level status from the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). This, obviously, didn't prevent the accident that was described in the article from occurring.
Frankly, I could care less if someone chooses to wear a helmet, but the justification for not wearing one shouldn't be couched in its efficacy in an accident situation. I think if anyone would like to consult their local neurosurgeons for a collective opinion that would probably be quite informative. Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Sep 30, 7:04 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you read the ny times article it touches on these kind of personal > stories. The issue is that without taking away the stigma of helmet use and > cyclists as being "the other" we will never get where Europe is. I fell > going 35mph and a helmet probably saved me from more harm than I got but > going down the side of a mountain is not riding to the grocery store. > Cyclists need to reach a critical mass where drivers and laws that favor a > car based society can make may for a bike friendly environment. Dropping > the "wear a helmet or die" mantra is part of this push as I see it. > On Sep 30, 2012 9:56 PM, "Jim Cloud" <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Here's another article the group might find interesting: > > >http://azstarnet.com/news/local/josh-brodesky-my-brush-with-death-and... > > > Note that the street mentioned in this article, Mountain Avenue. is a > > specific bike thoroughfare with wide bike lanes and it's regularly > > traversed by many cyclists on a daily basis (especially while the > > University of Arizona is in session). > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Sep 30, 4:33 pm, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/sunday-review/to-encourage-biking-c... > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
