tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post7998226384925053615..comments2024-03-13T02:16:08.135-04:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Latest Research : Bicycles Second To Automobiles In Child InjuriesRon Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-79403362248363407272009-04-06T09:38:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:38:00.000-04:00if kids hurt themselves o lot when riding bicycles...if kids hurt themselves o lot when riding bicycles, I wonder if anyone may consider how they are riding and how that may lead to more injuries while riding bikes.<BR/><BR/>Seems to me, kids do all kinds of crazy things because they haven't yet learned that those crazy things lead to injuries, but when they do learn they do, they adjust their riding habits and become safer ridersBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-65857968184630210772009-04-06T08:21:00.000-04:002009-04-06T08:21:00.000-04:00Is there any distinction between severity of injur...Is there any distinction between severity of injury?<BR/><BR/>Surly, kids fall from bicycles, but doesn't that most often lead to simple bumps, bruises, cuts and scrapes? Isn't that all part of growing up and a learning tool to develop skills to learn to avoid such falls in the future?<BR/><BR/>Bicycles have been around for a long, long, time and would they be so popular if they were actually dangerous?<BR/><BR/>The tone of this is menacing and looks to be designed to scare folks away from bikes and that's not a good thing. That's a bad thngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-10697701963994080932009-04-01T19:26:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:26:00.000-04:00I agree that helmet use is an important end-of-pip...I agree that helmet use is an important end-of-pipe solution to minimize injury risk. However, nothing is more important than properly learning how to ride a bike and deal with traffic. If you're going to hit your head on a crash, it's better to have your helmet than not having it - but in some cases the helmet won't save you (ask Saul Raisin).<BR/><BR/>Helmet use should be strongly advised - as one of several ways of enhancing security. However, it must never be compulsory: that would interfere with our freedom of choice - I do with my destiny as I see fit and I recognize no one's right to dictate what I should wear. <BR/><BR/>I use helmet for some 12000km a year. But there are times - some short recovery ride or a 1km ride to the café - when I consciously and deliberately choose not to use it (for example, when the temperature is sweet and I want to feel the wind in my head, to remember what it was like when I was a kid). It is a risk that I have the right to incur.<BR/><BR/>If you defend compulsory helmet use, watch for the day when someone will defend that you should not ride your bike because the injury risk is greater than walking. Forcibly defending people against themselves is simply the wrong way to see things.João Paulo Magalhãesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-40097873493313826002009-04-01T08:35:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:35:00.000-04:00"Look at this in terms of probability."Which you d..."Look at this in terms of probability."<BR/><BR/>Which you didnt do.<BR/><BR/>IF the actual probability were to throw up that a child is MORE likely (per hour spent on the activity) to sustain a serious head injury falling on stairs, or on a trampoline, or climbing-frame, or riding in a car or swimming then it would obviously follow that it would make more sense to address THESE issues before mandating cycle helmet use. I am not saying that these activities DO have a higher probability, but we need comparable figures if we are to have any idea of what 50k head injuries per year from cycling MEANS.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I STILL feel that it is just as important that cyclists know HOW to fall and CAN fall well, and that helmets MAY inhibit this by their bulk. And that helmet DESIGN needs to come a long way in terms of comfort and practicality. A comment that you seem to have missed (or chosen to ignore on the previous post).<BR/><BR/>George.gsport georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070707288565019602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-29228624717631373292009-03-31T15:26:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:26:00.000-04:00They died more.They died more.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-22635826049632899562009-03-31T15:23:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:23:00.000-04:00WOW...i wonder how the army of cyclists all over t...WOW...i wonder how the army of cyclists all over the WORLD did BEFORE helmets...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-56578644069136087322009-03-31T10:29:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:29:00.000-04:00I like the statement in second to last graphic - "...I like the statement in second to last graphic - "Because bicycle related injuries continue to be a major health concern in the United States, its important to consider all opportunities for injury prevention."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-82567175624318025172009-03-31T10:18:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:18:00.000-04:00Without life, there is no freedom. :)Without life, there is no freedom. :)Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-9177255532951219092009-03-31T09:50:00.000-04:002009-03-31T09:50:00.000-04:00Ron, thanks for your work and big picture perspect...Ron, thanks for your work and big picture perspective on this hot issue. The bike has been a symbol to me and I am sure to most of us of total freedom. I think a lot of the energy behind opposing helmets is fueled by a concern of loosing some of this freedom.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741727415736471911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-24600688581248916632009-03-31T08:30:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:30:00.000-04:00Danc : Wearing helmets is not the solution. Again,...Danc : Wearing helmets is not the solution. Again, I'm reiterating it. It is one in a group of preventive measures. Child cycling in terms of injuries recorded doesn't seem to look good, looking at the data. There is a multi-pronged approach to dealing with it. Helmets, teaching basic skills, and do's and don'ts when riding on streets where children look to be killed more in are whats needed at this point. Again, shunning helmets takes away one of those insurances against head injuries and you just increase your chance of a fatality. Look at this in terms of probability.Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-2484527194607915762009-03-31T06:33:00.000-04:002009-03-31T06:33:00.000-04:00A bicycle or motorcycle helmet has never prevented...A bicycle or motorcycle helmet has never prevented an accident. Basic skills particularity how to ride a bike and follow traffic laws dramatically improve the safety of all cyclists and reduce falls, ~45% of all accidents.<BR/><BR/>A helmet's primary function is to reduce potential impact of a crash. Far, far to often people who espouse helmets confuse protection with prevention. A helmet has never prevented an accident, basic skills will. Basic skills are more important and compliment the benefits of a helmet. Do not confuse a helmet as a substitute for basic skills.danchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656663165658142443noreply@blogger.com