On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: >> >> >> Perhaps it would seem that way but the facts are otherwise. The Minnesota >> Department of Health report a few years ago found that pedestrian brain >> injuries far exceeded bike related brain injuries. So did brain injuries >> from motor vehicle accidents, falls at home, assaults, gunshot wounds, >> suicide attempts, strokes and heart attacks, etc. Interestingly there were >> fewer brain injuries for cyclists riding on the streets than riding on bike >> paths and trails. > > > > Do you have a link to a source for this? I'd love to read it. >
A little googling: from here: http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/midas/ub92/ selecting: State of Minnesota Traumatic Brain Injury mechanisms: Fall Motorvehicle vs pedestrian Motorvehicle vs cyclist pedal cyclist - other pedestrian - other You get the following results: Fall - 6278 Motorvehicle vs pedestrian - 117 Motorvehicle vs cyclist - 78 pedal cyclist - other - 446 pedestrian - other - 19 Total Traumatic Brain Injuries for the 2011 year above is 13702 so falls make up the lion's share. I also pulled all the Motorvehicle ones and I see Motorvehicle occupant: 1354 -sv -- 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.
