tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post986557411464308242..comments2024-01-23T15:23:18.562+01:00Comments on Slow Factory: The Ultimate Bike Helmet-related Letter to the EditorSlow Factoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-4974948952462477492012-01-18T16:27:45.866+01:002012-01-18T16:27:45.866+01:00Ilearned most of thing about the riding by read th...Ilearned most of thing about the riding by read that post. I really appreciate your post.Motorcycle Helmetshttp://www.riderwear.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-14777276050152610082011-07-03T18:55:27.665+02:002011-07-03T18:55:27.665+02:00@Aaron: Better late then never.
I totally agree a...@Aaron: Better late then never.<br /><br />I totally agree about testing but there is no logic in considering making them mandatory based on particular results.<br /><br />Regarding seat belts, if you are convinced I ask you to wade through the material at this link: http://john-adams.co.uk/?s=seat+beltSlow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-11184455670451763372011-07-03T17:39:03.318+02:002011-07-03T17:39:03.318+02:00Bit late here, however!
Seat belts are extensivel...Bit late here, however!<br /><br />Seat belts are extensively tested and have been proven to save lives I have yet to see any comprehensive testing of bicycle helmets under similar conditions. I want to see test dummies on upright city bikes, I want to see test dummies on drop bar racing bikes, I want to see test dummies on BMX bikes, etc, etc. The dummies need to be of varying weights and sizes. I want to see impact rates, g-forces and other engineering data.<br /><br />When and if these occur and can prove that bike helmets really do save lives, then and only then can you consider making them mandatory for use. Anecdotal evidence is all that currently exists.<br /><br />BTW if they are so all fired great, how come so many pro riders wearing helmets have died in the past several years?<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-78593917637685330722011-05-27T10:39:16.633+02:002011-05-27T10:39:16.633+02:00When you look at the countries where helmet wearin...When you look at the countries where helmet wearing is very low and cycling a very common form of everyday transport, are they awash with head injuries? <br /><br />No, this is the elephant in the room, what is it that helmets are supposed to protect cyclist against?<br /><br />Most cyclist (except for those who engaged extreme activities such as racing or throwing themselves down steep slopes), very rarely fall off. In motor sport it is common for the drivers to wear helmet and flame suits, and yet there no strident voices calling for these to be mandated for all drivers. Even though it would be easy to design a research study to show that these would would save lives in the rare event that an extreme crash occurred. It should be noted here that per mile travelled cycling in all forms is safer then travelling in a motor vehicle. <br /><br />No, we are told that cyclist should wear helmets because they are at risk from collisions with motor vehicle (even though the helmet manufactures acknowledge their products are not designed for this purpose). So real the reason for the promotion of cycling helmets is to absolve the driver from responsibility and <a href="http://www.kimharding.net/blog/?p=1407" rel="nofollow">blame the victim</a>. Why else would motoring organisation be so keen on promoting helmets for cyclist?<br /><br />Isn't it time started to think about who has the potential to do the most harm on the roads and how we can get them to take <i>their</i> responsibility NOT to harm others seriously. Victim blaming maybe the easy option, but it is not the solution.Kimhttp://kimharding.net/blog/?cat=9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-23785431944179038262011-05-16T18:16:53.592+02:002011-05-16T18:16:53.592+02:00@Anonymous no. 2: Thanks. The "better labelin...@Anonymous no. 2: Thanks. The "better labeling" suggestion was not meant to be a conclusion, only a focus on the intentional or lazy lack of relevant testing of helmets. <br /><br />I am mainly interested in asking questions, though I certainly have my own answers to many of them. For example I would like to know what kind of armour-protection would need to be needed to adequately protect cyclists hit by cars on the fast roads that still dominate most countries.Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-89393607549268529712011-05-16T17:32:16.275+02:002011-05-16T17:32:16.275+02:00Having read the article in question, I was a littl...Having read the article in question, I was a little disappointed in the conclusion.<br /><br />Helmet laws have already made their sweep over the US and Canada. It is not an issue to come, it is an issue that already has come and left it's mess.<br /><br />The question is, have these helmet promotions or laws helped, or hindered cycling?<br /><br />I believe they have hurt cycling by scaring people about cycling and providing an inadequate solution to the perceived problem.<br /><br />With "advocates" like helmet promotors, who needs enemies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-51490287840688651752011-05-16T09:06:56.180+02:002011-05-16T09:06:56.180+02:00@Anonymous: A person riding a bike should wear a h...@Anonymous: A person riding a bike should wear a helmet to protect drivers and "spectators"? From what? Similarly, a driver should wear a seatbelt to protect a cyclist (and spectators)? Again, from what?Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533690948683564037.post-71650464874132614232011-05-16T04:03:18.521+02:002011-05-16T04:03:18.521+02:00Seat belt wearing has become the norm in some soci...Seat belt wearing has become the norm in some societies, and is sometimes required by law. Politicians who supported this seem to be still around.<br /><br />You say it is a matter of private choice and that the person who is hurt while not wearing a helmet is the only one affected. I ask you to consider the driver of a vehicle who collides with a cyclist (lets not worry about fault here, it could go either way) and the cyclist's head get mashed in. I think the impact on the driver, and any spectators, that results from such an incident, will be much worse than it would have been if a helmet had prevented the mashing. <br /><br />I think it is inconsiderate to not wear any appropriate safety device when you are mingling with other users of the streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com