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There is no consensus amongst researchers on whether mandatory helmet laws reduce injuries. I, for one, will continue wearing one and forcing my kids to wear th
by haser_au 7y ago
There is no consensus amongst researchers on whether mandatory helmet laws reduce injuries. I, for one, will continue wearing one and forcing my kids to wear them. As steelframe [1] posted on here, when someone else hits me, I want to survive.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20825983 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20825983
- bitL 7y agoThere is a counter point from a brain surgeon: https://www.cnet.com/news/brain-surgeon-theres-no-point-wearing-cycle-helmets/ https://www.cnet.com/news/brain-surgeon-theres-no-point-wear... There were reports of increased rates of basal skull injury, i.e. the same injury many race car drivers suffered (Dale Earnhard) and for which HANS device was invented. So on one hand you would be protected in simple accidents but on the other hand exposed to more serious ones.
- haser_au 7y agoA counter point to your counter point from another brain surgeon. https://road.cc/content/news/121280-cycle-helmets-save-lives-says-neurosurgeon-ongoing-helmet-row https://road.cc/content/news/121280-cycle-helmets-save-lives... Which actually makes the point I was trying to make initially; there is no consensus.