Comments on: Cycle Helmet Law

By: tom

tom — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:32:36 +0000

All cycle helmet should be destroyed, same as the nanny state, I’ll never wear one of those stupid things, and haven’t done since I taught myself to cycle back in 1963, I’m still cycling to this day, I encourage children, adults of any age to throw the helnet away and go free spirit.

By: No

No — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:59:53 +0000

Helmet promotion and laws are insane. They go against the evidence of the population wide studies and to the experiences gathered from those countries that have introduced laws or that have high helmet use.

“The Association quotes studies suggesting that helmets reduce the chance of head injury by 85 percent” – which means they are using a case control study that has been completely discredited – I believe it was also clearly showing that helmets protected your elbows from injury.

So they are basing their decisions on utter drivel when it should be left alone unless and until there is far clearer and non-contradicting evidence. In the meantime we can concentrate on encouraging people to cycle (which is better for them even with any possible risks). More cycling improves congestion, health, pollution, cyclists safety, sense of community, etc.

By: Chris Bainbridge

Chris Bainbridge — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:06 +0000

10 deaths a year and 500 serious injuries. However I am not certain that helmets will change things.

By: Euan

Euan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:47:38 +0000

I have more fundamental objections to helmet compulsion, ably illustrated in this article from Copenhagenize.com

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2009/09/fear-of-cycling-03-helmet-promotion.html

I’m a Brit ex-pat living in Melbourne, Australia where we have helmet compulsion. It is not a good thing.