Bill Shatzer wrote:
> Tom "Johnny Sunset" Sherman wrote:
>
>> Paul Berg wrote:
>>
>>> ...
>>> The cyclists, 25-year-old Ben Ramsdell and 41-year-old Timothy
>>> Mastne, were taken to OHSU. Their injuries were not
>>> life-threatening. Neither cyclist was wearing a helmet.
>
>> Why is h*lm*t non-use always reported, when a foam bicycle hat
>> provides little more than bump and scrape protection?
>
>
> They seem effective in reducing serious head injuries by up to 85%.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yqk6xl\

Who ya gonna trust? The New England Journal of Medicine or Frankie K. 'n
Johnny Sunset?!? LOL

> You get hit by a Lincoln Navigator doing 35 mph, you're in a world of
> ****, bike helmet or no bike helmet. Hell, at that speed, you're in a
> world of **** even with a motorcycle helmet.
>
> For the more typical low speed accidents and collisions, bike helmets
> are useful though no panacea.

Moderate statements have no place around here. HTH