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Research on helmet law in Australia
Bill Curnow: Bicycle helmets and public health in Australia The efficacy of bicycle helmets against brain injury Bicycle Helmets: A Scientific Evaluation The Cochrane Collaboration and bicycle helmets Bruce Robinson: Is There Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works? Dorothy Robinson: Safety in numbers in Australia: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling…
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Bike helmet laws backfiring: doctor
Here is an article from a doctor who has actually researched this topic and is able to look at the issue from a broader perspective, taking into account the damaging effects on health from discouraging cycling. “The best evidence is that [a helmet] doesn’t make any difference to serious head injury when riding a bicycle … initial…
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Deceptive ad portraying cycling as dangerous
The Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW has commissioned an advertising campaign to promote bicycle helmets. As many of those campaigns are, it is deceptive, while portraying cycling as more dangerous than it really is. Here is a short extract from the ad: “Don’t think that little ride to the shops warrants wearing [a helmet]?…
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Misleading “study” from a government agency
In 2000, the Australia Safety Transport Bureau (ATSB), a government agency, released a “meta-analysis”, that claims to provide overwhelming evidence that bicycle helmets reduce the risk of brain injury. This claim was rebutted in 2003, highlighting a lack of understanding of scientific mechanism of brain injury, failing to take into account rotational acceleration: “This examination concentrates…
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Article in the Melbourne ‘Age’
Helmets: Do’s & Don’ts A pity the author doesn’t seem to know about the mechanics of brain injury, let alone lab studies (here, here & here) showing a helmet can increase angular acceleration, the cause of diffuse injury. Share this… Twitter Facebook Pinterest Linkedin
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A relevant book review
The Bicycle Book Member James is a regular contributer there. Share this… Twitter Facebook Pinterest Linkedin
