Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

No worries, Sean, I tried to delete that post but I guess it lands in emails and I can't dump it. I'm working on my new personality where I don't respond to every damn thing and piss people off - I left the internet-bob group for this reason - but it's a work in progress. I have no opinion on he

Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

"Helmet use was associated with a 51% reduction in the odds of head injury (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.42–0.57), a 69% reduction in serious head in- jury (OR = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.25–0.37), a 33% reduction in facial injury (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.56–0.81) and a 65% reduction in fatal head injury (OR = 0.35, 95

Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

I read the article, found it interesting, and thought that members here would find it interesting as well. My sharing was more an FYI than a "this is what you should be doing" post. I apologize if my post made anyone angry. Sean On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:03 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > Exactly how

Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

Exactly how is this thread not intended to start another helmet war? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroup

Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

I use a helmet when I feel it's appropriate; generally in situations where I know I will be moving quickly. . . Drop bars or E bike. I hate these studies, because they don't look at all extenuating circumstances. Rider demographic, location, type of bike, etc. There are so many things that come

Re: [RBW] Helmets (again)

Both interesting articles and food for thought. I'm not sure what to conclude. I can certainly sympathize (and would probably do the same thing as) the woman in the GGW article. Also, I don't see why the GGW article need be an alternative to the WaPo article, though I do see its point. As to the

[RBW] Helmets (again)

I certainly do not want to start (another) helmet war, however I recently stumbled on an interesting article in the Washington Post about helmets and cycling injuries Only 22 percent of bicyclists in severe accidents were wearing helmets.