James Daley in the Belfast Telegraph (Contains Helmets)

[Colin]

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/story.jsp?story=
716548

or

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybue2e

It seems he's had lot's of correspondence concerning his previous
article wanting to make helmets mandatory for children (no sh*t,
sherlock), but whilst he still thinks they should be compulsory, he has
at least ended this current piece with a link to www.cyclehelmets.org,
albiet also linking to the BMA's stance on helmet compulsion.

Still, at least it's a start towards encouraging people to look at the
research and form their own opinions, which makes a nice change in the
public media.

--
Colin

Coincidence is the alibi of the Gods

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[Mark McNeill]

Response to Colin:
> http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/story.jsp?story=
> 716548
>
> or
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybue2e


Grrrrr...

"Although the majority of letters I received this week pointed to
studies proving the inefficiency of helmets, none of these had the
resonance of the two I received from a doctor and a surgeon..."

In other words, what weight can a mass of statistical evidence have
against a couple of emotive examples?


"But whichever paper you favour, it's hard to find anyone who won't
concede helmets can make a difference occasionally."

Well, *there's* a cast-iron case for making something compulsory!


I couldn't find an email address for him; anybody got one?


--
Mark, UK
"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves."

 

[=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Se=F1or_Chris?=]

Mark McNeill wrote:
> Response to Colin:
>> http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/story.jsp?story=
>> 716548
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybue2e
>
>
> Grrrrr...
>
> "Although the majority of letters I received this week pointed to
> studies proving the inefficiency of helmets, none of these had the
> resonance of the two I received from a doctor and a surgeon..."
>
> In other words, what weight can a mass of statistical evidence have
> against a couple of emotive examples?
>
>
> "But whichever paper you favour, it's hard to find anyone who won't
> concede helmets can make a difference occasionally."
>
> Well, *there's* a cast-iron case for making something compulsory!
>
>
> I couldn't find an email address for him; anybody got one?
>
>

Don't forget to ask him whether he supports mandatory helmets for child
pedestrians - they also "can make a difference occasionally".

 

[Tony Raven]

Mark McNeill wrote on 28/11/2006 20:11 +0100:
>
> I couldn't find an email address for him; anybody got one?
>

Letters to the Editor should be sent to:
124-144 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EB
E-mail: [email protected]


--
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[David Martin]

Mark McNeill wrote:
> Response to Colin:
> > http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/story.jsp?story=
> > 716548
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybue2e
>
>
> Grrrrr...
>
> "Although the majority of letters I received this week pointed to
> studies proving the inefficiency of helmets, none of these had the
> resonance of the two I received from a doctor and a surgeon..."
>
> In other words, what weight can a mass of statistical evidence have
> against a couple of emotive examples?
>

Yup - go for the lucky rabbits foot every time. Emotional arguments
will always win ;-(

...d