tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post1262809776150624717..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: Helmets--Oh Yeah, We're Going There!BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-32445736573738272262017-12-20T08:55:45.946-05:002017-12-20T08:55:45.946-05:00I would use a helmet on a trail or when I'm on...I would use a helmet on a trail or when I'm on my road bike with those skinny tires - but for my 20 inch folder zinging around NYC - freedom, babyJeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90016147198001963402016-10-03T14:07:30.640-04:002016-10-03T14:07:30.640-04:00It's worth repeating that many of these studie...It's worth repeating that many of these studies lump together all types of cycling. There is a difference between cycling for sport (road racing pace lines, singletrack mountain biking, bmx riding, etc.) and cycling for transportation. Failing to recognize the difference is like including NASCAR and Indy 500 racing crashes with data on highway safety.Beginner Cyclinghttp://www.cyclingforbeginners.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-58134188648748588462016-09-28T11:34:27.616-04:002016-09-28T11:34:27.616-04:00Selling your land
Is it time to sell your califor...<a href="http://www.purelandbuyers.com" rel="nofollow">Selling your land</a><br /><br />Is it time to sell your california land? We make selling your land a quick and easy process, and it costs you nothing out of pocket. For more information then Visit: www.purelandbuyers.com<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767022863474953525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-84174115058489393432016-09-28T02:52:08.260-04:002016-09-28T02:52:08.260-04:00You guys always need to wear safety gear before do...You guys always need to wear safety gear before do any risky task. I don't forget to wear Helmet and gloves before I go out for a adventure on my <a href="https://longboardsreview.com/sector-9-bamboo-longboards-review/" rel="nofollow">Sector 9 Bamboo Longboard</a><br />longboards for Beginnershttps://longboardsreview.com/longboards-for-beginners/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-84994272460790525442016-09-24T13:26:01.436-04:002016-09-24T13:26:01.436-04:00The main author of the report, Jake Olivier, has m...The main author of the report, Jake Olivier, has made some questionable statements about cycle helmets and legislation, recently one article stated, ‘No strong evidence bicycle helmet legislation deter cycling’. He was being very selective in pushing this view, selecting states without extensive actual road survey data and not relating to surveys that did show strong evidence e.g. Melbourne road surveys revealed 30 more teenagers wearing helmets compared with 623 fewer cycling (based on 64 survey sites and 10 hours per survey) and NSW surveys showed 569 more children were wearing helmets compared with 2658 fewer cycling (based on more than 100 survey sites). For adults counted at road sites in NSW a 26% reduction occurred from 1991 to 1993, down from 5734 to 4251.<br /><br />see<br />https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2016/205/2/no-strong-evidence-bicycle-helmet-legislation-deters-cycling<br /><br />and <br />http://www.cycle-helmets.com/au-assessment-2015.pdf<br /><br /><br />Supporters of the Australian legislation also claim that cycling levels soon recovered but this is mainly based on inner city cycling levels that had a high population growth. See Fig 7 page 16 of the Au evaluation. <br /><br />The method used in the meta analysis compares injuries/deaths by helmet wearers v non wearers but there are differences in behaviour in the two groups, see Table 19, page 23 for examples. Page 18 mentions the proportion in fatality cases that had been drinking, 10% for helmeted and 29% for non wearers. Table 22 page 35 provides details of the shoulder-upper limb to lower limb, ratio 0.621 for not worn and 0.968 for wearers, 55% higher for wearers. Watching the cycling on TV this year a number of cases occurred with a broken collar bone resulting from falls. The data suggests that wearers have a higher proportion of falls and this will change the overall proportion of head injuries compared to other injuries. The reports used in the meta analysis do not in general specify if the cyclist fell or was involved in a motor vehicle collision. It cannot be considered a reliable guide to overall safety.<br /><br />Information concerning Jake Olivier evidence to the Senate;<br />http://crag.asn.au/helmet-fanatics-misleading-tricks-exposed-at-senate-inquiry/<br />Colin.cyclinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328811802252157872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-53119421670211096072016-09-23T23:48:39.692-04:002016-09-23T23:48:39.692-04:00Looks like I jinxed it: sorry everybody!Looks like I jinxed it: sorry everybody!Blaue Reiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-41279498568328191412016-09-23T23:17:50.023-04:002016-09-23T23:17:50.023-04:00We want to say thnx to you 4 creating this cool we...We want to say thnx to you 4 creating this cool weblog and keep going the good work!<br /><a href="http://ledhydroponics.co.uk/led-grow-lights" rel="nofollow">Led Grow Lights UK</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-11996694593097486682016-09-23T18:39:41.492-04:002016-09-23T18:39:41.492-04:00Thanks for the support, people of the commentariat...Thanks for the support, people of the commentariat. Unfortunately I won't be able to keep up my witty retorts, as I was harpooned on my way home. It's hard to be funny with my hands all slick with my own blood. And that angry old guy with the wooden leg is coming right for me. Adios compadres The Narwhalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-922253938074605372016-09-23T10:26:28.175-04:002016-09-23T10:26:28.175-04:00Besides, a handlebar mount wouldn't have got t...Besides, a <a href="https://www.tacx.com/onlineshop/accessory/bracket-for-tablets" rel="nofollow">handlebar mount</a> wouldn't have got the narwhal fame or his new name.Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-91760797054049583102016-09-23T09:39:25.836-04:002016-09-23T09:39:25.836-04:00Here in the land of the free, home of the brave we...Here in the land of the free, home of the brave we have a choice about do/don't wear a helmet (at least in NY if you're over 14. I'll wear mine, you don't have to if you don't want to. If you don't want to wear one, then you have to accept the a somewhat higher level of risk. If you're OK with that, then we're all good. Dave - Everywheerenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-38668668485217108752016-09-23T08:33:51.793-04:002016-09-23T08:33:51.793-04:00bad boy of the north,
It's a long way to fly ...bad boy of the north,<br /><br />It's a long way to fly just to feel like you landed in Florida.<br /><br />--Wildcat Rock MachineBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69928697617240975792016-09-23T07:57:51.678-04:002016-09-23T07:57:51.678-04:00i would like to visit Australia one day.but if I d...i would like to visit Australia one day.but if I do it ain't gonna be beeking.don't want no fine for going styrofoamless.i'll have to go pedestrial,instead.bad boy of the northnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-70840177277561185842016-09-23T07:02:23.595-04:002016-09-23T07:02:23.595-04:00Wait... The Narwhal wasn't watching Netflix?Wait... The Narwhal wasn't watching Netflix?21st Century Cave Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563691185745807311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-61565539486567762662016-09-23T03:50:05.833-04:002016-09-23T03:50:05.833-04:00Dear babble, I agree that helmets are not the solu...Dear babble, I agree that helmets are not the solution and I have had a broken pelvis, hip, spine and ribs without scratching my helmet so they are not always necessary even in severe road trauma situations, but they have the potential to be very useful. So constantly arguing that they don't work is spurious. My point about Melbourne is that I don't think we talk about helmets much because we have to wear them. You all seem obsessed and yet you don't uniformly have to wear them. Complain about infrastructure, bad policing, cars in general and ignore the helmet debate.Deepstirfriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-41472556748557188912016-09-23T03:08:49.387-04:002016-09-23T03:08:49.387-04:00While noncorrelatable statistical variance is cong...While noncorrelatable statistical variance is congruent with all irrespective data points, various isolinear distributions aggregate perpendicular to the mean average of probability density. Systemic bias is rarely confined to a zero sum null hypothesis... So simply put, dees izz all bullshiiite... So wear a helmint...beats drain bramage.Soflo'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-61096635298686886202016-09-23T02:32:45.269-04:002016-09-23T02:32:45.269-04:00Joyce - EW! Dear girl, how very Freudian of you. I...Joyce - EW! Dear girl, how very Freudian of you. I'm Jung at heart, though, and I always acknowledge a kindred spirit. True enough, I'm a dirty girl, but honey, he's like a brother to me. <br /><br />Mr Deep. Yes yes yes of course. We all understand the benefits of protection. My last concussion was sustained wearing a MIPS equipped Shadow, and I wasn't moving fast, either. Helmet fucking schelmet. The greatest danger i face daily is from speeding, reckless, self-rigteous texting eating smoking PARTYING entitled fucking motorists, and there isn't a helmet out there anywhere going to change that.<br /><br />The helmet debate is a foil. It's a dirty trick: black magik. There are a good many MadMen marketing lines the general public has bought and paid for many times over, to the detriment of all. Swallowed em Hook Line and Sinker. And as long as we're talking about how dangerous it is out there on the roads on a dinky little BYEcycle without yer goofy little foam hat, the whole fucking "Was She or Wasn't She Wearing a Lid?" debate, then nobody is talking about how DRIVING A MOTORVEHICLE IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT and THAT CARRIES WITH IT A METRIC FUCKTONNE OF RESPONSIBILITIES. <br /><br />It's far easier and more expedient to blame the victim, and plus, that way nothing has to change.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-5631130211341414952016-09-23T01:40:28.942-04:002016-09-23T01:40:28.942-04:00Narwhales have no need for a bell because they hav...Narwhales have no need for a bell because they have a horn.Thar She Blowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-9417989529076774322016-09-23T01:09:59.541-04:002016-09-23T01:09:59.541-04:00Sigh, helment debate.
But thanks so much Snob for...Sigh, helment debate.<br /><br />But thanks so much Snob for distinguishing between the demented anti-cycling regime in New South Wales and the rest of Oz, because it sure sucks to be a cyclist there and the population of Victoria (next state down) is rapidly growing with refugees from the not even slightly Gay experience in Sydney. Welcome, people and the coffee is way better too!Persianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-57530200746065626052016-09-23T00:15:49.890-04:002016-09-23T00:15:49.890-04:00Maybe you can live with cyclists should wear helme...Maybe you can live with cyclists should wear helmets until much needed infrastructure is in place... or maybe where infrastructure is not in place. I can't decide if your argument is about civil liberty or safety. You may remember when you gave a talk in Melbourne with fyxo and you started by mentioning our helmet laws and the audience made a meh sound (except for two guys who thought you would buy them a beer if they agreed with you) because we basically couldn't give a rat's about a small piece of foam. Sure, I don't wear a helmet on well setup paths in Europe and I think we could look at where we enforce the rule but your attack on the data is tinged with wish-thinking. There are many instances where helmet laws have improved medical outcomes. The corollary of your argument seems to be that we should get more head injuries and lobby government to show that infrastructure would improve the situation. This is true but not useful. Deepstirfriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69709271394692453552016-09-22T22:48:53.213-04:002016-09-22T22:48:53.213-04:00A data point for the "do helmets prevent neck...A data point for the "do helmets prevent neck injuries?" debate: Famous long-distance cyclist Danny Chew, aka "the Million Mile Man", and co-founder of Pittsburgh's Dirty Dozen bike race, broke his neck in a crash while cycling while helmeted two weeks ago. It appears he's now paralyzed from the waist down. At http://www.bikepgh.org/message-board/topic/danny-chew/ you can read about the crash and see a video Danny created after the crash, in which he says "the helmet might have saved my life".Paul Heckbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-85672961351982408802016-09-22T22:41:41.692-04:002016-09-22T22:41:41.692-04:00Very much loving that no single commenter has enga...Very much loving that no single commenter has engaged the helment debate itself- nice! I suppose it's all thanks to the narwhal, who I confess I snickered at until he commented about his view of helments whereupon I had to confess it's where I mount a light in the winter, and maybe... I am a bad, judgemental person.Blaue Reiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-50946275963027438672016-09-22T22:24:02.945-04:002016-09-22T22:24:02.945-04:00¡Me!¡Me!GW Haydukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-59941525578078930182016-09-22T21:22:00.502-04:002016-09-22T21:22:00.502-04:00I thought the guy from Wome was Biggus Dickus.
I thought the guy from Wome was Biggus Dickus.<br /><br />Grumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888087510150612547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-28313376730994306562016-09-22T20:34:53.984-04:002016-09-22T20:34:53.984-04:00I have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Flavius Sc...I have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Flavius Scranus!Some guy from upstatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-50167226086242352016-09-22T20:14:03.026-04:002016-09-22T20:14:03.026-04:00KNOB SNOB
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Dirty MarinKNOB SNOB<br />KNOB SLOB<br />BIKE SLOB<br />Dirty MarinLieutenant Obliviousnoreply@blogger.com