"Tim J." wrote in message
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William Claspy typed:
On 8/7/06 2:14 PM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:

There's a group (purist) of us cyclist that have been riding since
the 60's, we ride without a helmet.
We tend to train on mountain roads with very little traffic.
None of us have never had a accident that resulted in a head injury.

It just struck (sorry :-) me that this is sort of the Britney Spears
driving-with-a-baby-in-my-lap defense. "My daddy did it with me and
I'm OK, so it's OK for me to do it."


I kindda wish Britney was at my 50th B-day.



Or "I've driven my car without my seatbelt on for thirty years and
I've never been hurt, nor anyone in my family, so it is OK to be in a
car without a seatbelt."

That said, my best friend rides without a helmet much of the time.
He was concussed after being struck (hit and run) by a car last fall.
He wears a helmet more frequently now, but still not all the time.

That's my counter-anecdotal evidence. :-)


There's a nurse here a Stanford also a cyclist who always ask me what part
of my body am I donating?
I always tease her and say; "would you like me to show you grin?



Within the limits of the law (or your willingness to go against that
law) you are free to do what you choose. I choose to wear a helmet
100% of the time I'm on my bike.

And I applaud you!


I've found that wearing a helmet, pads, and whatever other protection you
can find 100% of the time, whether or not a bike is involved, will
eliminate even more injuries. A friend of mine was sitting at work and had
a 275lb linebacker come out of nowhere and slam into him. If he hadn't
been wearing his full-body-bubble at the time, well, who knows. . .

That's my ridiculously-untrue-counter-counter-anecdotal evidence.
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TL,
Tim
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Whoo, saved me a lot of space here Tim....
btw, that wasn't the Fridge was it that plowed into your friend?
-tom