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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...Hyde-Park.html
With two laps of the cycle to go, Ireland’s Eileen Morrison took a tumble which forced her to withdraw from the race. The accident also brought down several other riders including Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen and Czech, Radka Vodickova. Harrison pulled out during the run I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. -- The BMA (British Medical Association) urges legislation to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory for both adults and children. The evidence from those countries where compulsory cycle helmet use has already been introduced is that such legislation has a beneficial effect on cycle-related deaths and head injuries. This strongly supports the case for introducing legislation in the UK. Such legislation should result in a reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with cycling accidents. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
Judith M Smith wrote in
news http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...34531/Helen-Je nkins-claims-bronze-in-ITU-World-Championship-Series-in-Londons-Hyde-Pa rk.html With two laps of the cycle to go, Ireland’s Eileen Morrison took a tumble which forced her to withdraw from the race. The accident also brought down several other riders including Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen and Czech, Radka Vodickova. Harrison pulled out during the run I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
Mr. Benn wrote:
Judith M Smith wrote in news http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...34531/Helen-Je nkins-claims-bronze-in-ITU-World-Championship-Series-in-Londons-Hyde-Pa rk.html With two laps of the cycle to go, Ireland’s Eileen Morrison took a tumble which forced her to withdraw from the race. The accident also brought down several other riders including Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen and Czech, Radka Vodickova. Harrison pulled out during the run I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. :-) |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:30:59 +0000 (UTC), "Mr. Benn" %%@%%.% wrote:
Judith M Smith wrote in news http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...34531/Helen-Je nkins-claims-bronze-in-ITU-World-Championship-Series-in-Londons-Hyde-Pa rk.html With two laps of the cycle to go, Ireland’s Eileen Morrison took a tumble which forced her to withdraw from the race. The accident also brought down several other riders including Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen and Czech, Radka Vodickova. Harrison pulled out during the run I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. perhaps so - I wonder why the insurance company insist on helmets? -- The BMA (British Medical Association) urges legislation to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory for both adults and children. The evidence from those countries where compulsory cycle helmet use has already been introduced is that such legislation has a beneficial effect on cycle-related deaths and head injuries. This strongly supports the case for introducing legislation in the UK. Such legislation should result in a reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with cycling accidents. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:35:55 +0100, Bod
wrote: snip I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. :-) Yes - it is surprising an insurance company insisting on something which may put their customer in further jeopardy with the possibility of it costing them more money in case of an injury. Perhaps they don't know as much about managing risk as you do - perhaps you should give them your views. -- The BMA (British Medical Association) urges legislation to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory for both adults and children. The evidence from those countries where compulsory cycle helmet use has already been introduced is that such legislation has a beneficial effect on cycle-related deaths and head injuries. This strongly supports the case for introducing legislation in the UK. Such legislation should result in a reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with cycling accidents. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
Judith M Smith wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:35:55 +0100, Bod wrote: snip I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. :-) Yes - it is surprising an insurance company insisting on something which may put their customer in further jeopardy with the possibility of it costing them more money in case of an injury. Perhaps they don't know as much about managing risk as you do - perhaps you should give them your views. Being serious,I feel that kneepads and elbows pads are almost as important as helmets,at the sort of speeds that those racing cyclists travel at. |
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On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:52:47 +0100, Bod
wrote: Judith M Smith wrote: On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:35:55 +0100, Bod wrote: snip I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. :-) Yes - it is surprising an insurance company insisting on something which may put their customer in further jeopardy with the possibility of it costing them more money in case of an injury. Perhaps they don't know as much about managing risk as you do - perhaps you should give them your views. Being serious,I feel that kneepads and elbows pads are almost as important as helmets,at the sort of speeds that those racing cyclists travel at. Actually I do agree with you. I thought you were taking the pee out of helmets - sorry about that. -- The BMA (British Medical Association) urges legislation to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory for both adults and children. The evidence from those countries where compulsory cycle helmet use has already been introduced is that such legislation has a beneficial effect on cycle-related deaths and head injuries. This strongly supports the case for introducing legislation in the UK. Such legislation should result in a reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with cycling accidents. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
Judith M Smith wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:52:47 +0100, Bod wrote: Judith M Smith wrote: On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:35:55 +0100, Bod wrote: snip I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. :-) Yes - it is surprising an insurance company insisting on something which may put their customer in further jeopardy with the possibility of it costing them more money in case of an injury. Perhaps they don't know as much about managing risk as you do - perhaps you should give them your views. Being serious,I feel that kneepads and elbows pads are almost as important as helmets,at the sort of speeds that those racing cyclists travel at. Actually I do agree with you. I thought you were taking the pee out of helmets - sorry about that. No problem,I was being a bit frivolous about the airbag though. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
On 15 Aug, 17:30, "Mr. Benn" %%@%%.% wrote:
Judith M Smith wrote innews http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/oth...34531/Helen-Je nkins-claims-bronze-in-ITU-World-Championship-Series-in-Londons-Hyde-Pa rk.html With two laps of the cycle to go, Ireland’s Eileen Morrison took a tumble which forced her to withdraw from the race. The accident also brought down several other riders including Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen and Czech, Radka Vodickova. Harrison pulled out during the run I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps *they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. *I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. It's the rules. There are no statistics on the number of people killed racing, either before or after the implementation of this rule; people do still get killed. However, racing cyclists who crash tend to collide with other cyclists travelling in the same direction at the same speed, so it's not unlikely that helmets are often useful. |
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Cycling Crash - ITU World Championship Series
On 15 Aug, 18:52, Bod wrote:
Judith M Smith wrote: On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:35:55 +0100, Bod wrote: snip I saw it on TV - I noticed that they were all fortunately wearing cycle helmets. I wonder why? Perhaps *they don't realise that they may do more harm than good. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for most competitions. *I think the insurance for the competitons requires a helmet to be worn but I am not 100% sure. I would've thought that elbow and knee pads would be beneficial as well and maybe an airbag. *:-) Yes - it is surprising an insurance company insisting on something which may put their customer in further jeopardy with the possibility of it costing them more money in case of an injury. Perhaps they don't know as much about managing risk as you do - perhaps you should give them your views. * Being serious,I feel that kneepads and elbows pads are almost as important as helmets,at the sort of speeds that those racing cyclists travel at. Being serious, do you think racers are going to clutter themselves up with such things? |
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