As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high school.
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As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high school.
David
And of those wearing fastened helmets, 96% probably were not fastened correctly, again nullifying any (already dubious) protective effect -- Rivara FP, Astley SJ, Clarren SK, et al. Fit of bicycle safety helmets and risk of head injuries in children. Inj Prev 1999;5:194-7.
Peter
-- If you are careful enough in life, nothing bad -- or good -- will ever happen to you.
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As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high school.
David
And of those wearing fastened helmets, 96% probably were not fastened correctly, again nullifying any (already dubious) protective effect -- Rivara FP, Astley SJ, Clarren SK, et al. Fit of bicycle safety helmets and risk of head injuries in children. Inj Prev 1999;5:194-7.
Peter
-- If you are careful enough in life, nothing bad -- or good -- will ever happen to you.
Here we go again. Where's my asbestos knicks? *grumbles*
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David Trudgett said:
As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high school.
David
And of those wearing fastened helmets, 96% probably were not fastened correctly, again nullifying any (already dubious) protective effect -- Rivara FP, Astley SJ, Clarren SK, et al. Fit of bicycle safety helmets and risk of head injuries in children. Inj Prev 1999;5:194-7.
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Here we go again. Where's my asbestos knicks? *grumbles*
Best use cast iron or terra-cotta. Asbestos is bad for the lungs. Bikini style is quite becoming --
Peter
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:21:05 +1000, David Trudgett wrote:
> As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count > school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 > counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing > fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened > which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were > dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of > twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high > school. > > David
And of those wearing fastened helmets, 96% probably were not fastened correctly, again nullifying any (already dubious) protective effect -- Rivara FP, Astley SJ, Clarren SK, et al. Fit of bicycle safety helmets and risk of head injuries in children. Inj Prev 1999;5:194-7.
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Here we go again. Where's my asbestos knicks? *grumbles*
Best use cast iron or terra-cotta. Asbestos is bad for the lungs. Bikini style is quite becoming --
[quote="David Trudgett"]As a matter of interest, I was in a position the other day to count school kids wearing helmets on their ride from school to home. Of 23 counted along the stretch of road I was walking, 9 were wearing fastened helmets. About two more were wearing a helmet unfastened which, of course, is just about pointless safety-wise. Two others were dutifully carrying their helmets on their handlebars. Nine out of twenty three makes about 39% of my unscientific sample from one high school.
David
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