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08-23-2004, 01:43 PM

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:34:04 GMT, Glm <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
message <opsc7fiwvj16xmc7@artemis.mshome.net>:

>I must admit, whilst I find it hard to believe there are many cases where
>wearing a helmet would do me significant harm, I was shocked when I picked
>up a bicycle helmet for the first time - compared with the motorcycle
>helmets I wore as a teenager twenty years ago (largely Bell, actually),
>these felt little more robust than the polystyrene packaging used to
>protect cameras and hi-fi in transit!

Yes, that's essentially right. Just as you wouldn't expect a computer
to survive being hit by a car when packed in its foam packaging
(actually rather thicker than the average lid!), you would be mad to
rely on a cycle helmet to protect you against serious injury or death.
Wear one or not, just remember it's made of meringue covered in
eggshell and ride accordingly :-)

>Thank you for the response; and for the site.

You're welcome.

Guy
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88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

08-23-2004, 01:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
Just zis Guy, you know? Posts: n/a	Re: CPSC/Safety Test Statistics - Where? On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:34:04 GMT, Glm <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message <opsc7fiwvj16xmc7@artemis.mshome.net>: >I must admit, whilst I find it hard to believe there are many cases where >wearing a helmet would do me significant harm, I was shocked when I picked >up a bicycle helmet for the first time - compared with the motorcycle >helmets I wore as a teenager twenty years ago (largely Bell, actually), >these felt little more robust than the polystyrene packaging used to >protect cameras and hi-fi in transit! Yes, that's essentially right. Just as you wouldn't expect a computer to survive being hit by a car when packed in its foam packaging (actually rather thicker than the average lid!), you would be mad to rely on a cycle helmet to protect you against serious injury or death. Wear one or not, just remember it's made of meringue covered in eggshell and ride accordingly :-) >Thank you for the response; and for the site. You're welcome. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University