And yet, you're worried about the DANGER of wearing a helmet while cycling, and cite this as a prime reason NOT to wear one?
No, the primary reason not to wear one is it's basically pointless. That it might cause danger is simply a refutation of the line that it can't /possibly/ do you any harm which is often used as a reason *to* wear one.
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It's SO confusing.
Because you will keep missing the point, that's not surprising...
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Head injuries come at a rate of about one per 600 years of cycling non-stop, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
And yet, you're worried about the DANGER of wearing a helmet while cycling, and cite this as a prime reason NOT to wear one?
Nobody's worried about the /danger/ of wearing a helmet; we're simply pointing out that cycling while wearing a helmet is, on the evidence, very slightly less safe than cycling without one. But as both are very safe activities, it really comes down to convenience.
Head injuries come at a rate of about one per 600 years of cycling non-stop, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
And yet, you're worried about the DANGER of wearing a helmet while cycling, and cite this as a prime reason NOT to wear one?
Simple, really. We're talking about something which happens very rarely, but when it *does* happen there's no particular reason to think that a helmet will do more good than harm.
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It's SO confusing.
That kind of depends on how much thought you put into it, doesn't it?
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Nobody's worried about the /danger/ of wearing a helmet;
You might re-read some posts. (Not that I'd wish that on anyone.)
OK, find one where someone - anyone - expresses fear of riding while wearing a helmet.
If someone says riding with a helmet on is more dangerous, that an expression of relative risk. It is (on the whole and overall but not necessarily in every particular case) /more/ dangerous, but that doesn't make it /dangerous/.
Head injuries come at a rate of about one per 600 years of cycling non-stop, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
And yet, you're worried about the DANGER of wearing a helmet while cycling, and cite this as a prime reason NOT to wear one?
It's SO confusing.
Just because party A understands totally the reasons, evidence, and arguments for party B's assessment of a matter does not mean party A must _adopt_ party B's assessment. You are capable of understanding the thinking of those you disagree with; but you do not make the effort. Why do you present yourself this way?
> Nobody's worried about the /danger/ of wearing a helmet;
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You might re-read some posts. (Not that I'd wish that on anyone.)
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OK, find one where someone - anyone - expresses fear of riding while wearing a helmet.
That Richard guy (I think it was) said wearing helmets causes "many deaths and serious injuries". That's one.
On a global scale, he's certainly right. On a global scale, wearing helmets certainly causes 'many deaths and serious injuries'. So do shark attacks. Do you express fear of going swimming?
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> Simon Brooke wrote:
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>> Nobody's worried about the /danger/ of wearing a helmet;
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> You might re-read some posts. (Not that I'd wish that on anyone.)
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OK, find one where someone - anyone - expresses fear of riding while wearing a helmet.
That Richard guy (I think it was) said wearing helmets causes "many deaths and serious injuries". That's one.
On a global scale, he's certainly right. On a global scale, wearing helmets certainly causes 'many deaths and serious injuries'. So do shark attacks. Do you express fear of going swimming?
After stating that "nobody's worried about the /danger/ of wearing a helmet", you then asked me to find one person who expressed "fear of riding while wearing a helmet". You were wrong in the first place, and I gave you an example of the second. What does any of that have to do with ME fearing sharks??? (BTW, I don't. Have SCUBA'd right among 'em.)
