tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post243408482842963726..comments2024-02-25T08:36:14.759+00:00Comments on Keep Pushing Those Pedals: Cycle helmets– why should they be necessaryJmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-4372785988878834642012-03-30T18:57:27.429+01:002012-03-30T18:57:27.429+01:00Thank you for your comments. It does seem that the...Thank you for your comments. It does seem that there has been an undue fixation on the issue of wearing cycling helmets whereas what we should be doing is encouraging more people to cycle. However the mere fact that some quarters "insist" on the wearing of cycle helmets implies that cycling is a dangerous activity, which then discourages some cyclists.Jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-55481706841786004782012-03-30T12:07:46.935+01:002012-03-30T12:07:46.935+01:00A useful analysis of the risks of cycling compared...A useful analysis of the risks of cycling compared to other activities for which there is never any call for compulsory safety equipment, although there is one more point that could have been made: nowhere with a helmet law or huge rise in helmet wearing because of propaganda campaigns can show any reduction in risk to cyclists.<br /><br />Despite more than twenty years of hard data, and predictions of 85-90% reductions in cyclist deaths, there has been no reduction other than that caused by the fall in cyclist numbers after the introduction of the law.<br /><br />To extend your use of comparative risks, you are much more likely to suffer ill health and death through not exercising than you are from cycling, and in fact, regular cyclists live longer and suffer less from all forms of illness. It would appear that not cycling is much more dangerous than cycling.<br /><br />Do we really need all kinds of health and safety warnings for something that is likely to make you live longer and be healthier?Richard Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-55304584693428269532012-03-27T20:33:20.539+01:002012-03-27T20:33:20.539+01:00I guess a helmet will help somewhat but agree ther...I guess a helmet will help somewhat but agree there are many other factors as to why helmets are being pushed.Bell Helmetshttp://mybellhelmets.comnoreply@blogger.com