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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8121447.stm
But I'd rather not smash my face in, not even for six grand, so I don't use cycle lanes much. |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:26:07 -0700 (PDT), robert hancy
wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8121447.stm But I'd rather not smash my face in, not even for six grand, so I don't use cycle lanes much. "Despite wearing a helmet, he smashed his cheekbone, which left him with facial numbness and difficulty chewing. " The only people who will be surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones are Thompson, Rivara and Thompson, who think they prevent almost all mid-facial injuries. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:41 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:26:07 -0700 (PDT), robert hancy wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8121447.stm But I'd rather not smash my face in, not even for six grand, so I don't use cycle lanes much. "Despite wearing a helmet, he smashed his cheekbone, which left him with facial numbness and difficulty chewing. " The only people who will be surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones are Thompson, Rivara and Thompson, who think they prevent almost all mid-facial injuries. Is it possible that the helmet caused the cheekbone to break? Although it is also possible that the helmet prevented a more serious injury. A friend recently damaged her cheekbone, she was wearing a helmet. |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:14:03 +0100, Tom Crispin
wrote: The only people who will be surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones are Thompson, Rivara and Thompson, who think they prevent almost all mid-facial injuries. Is it possible that the helmet caused the cheekbone to break? Although it is also possible that the helmet prevented a more serious injury. I think in this collision the mention of the helmet by the reporter is a non-sequitur. "Despite wearing elbow pads, the rider grazed his knee badly". Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc | http://www.nohelmetlaw.org.uk/ "To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken Newsgroup may contain nuts. |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
"Despite wearing a helmet, he smashed his cheekbone, which left him
with facial numbness and difficulty chewing. " The only people who will be surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones are Thompson, Rivara and Thompson, who think they prevent almost all mid-facial injuries. If he hadn't have worn a helmet, you can be pretty sure that the defence would have argued that the lack of a helmet contributed to his injuries. I wonder if there are statistics anywhere that detail the average payout per prosecution for both helmet wearers and non-helmet wearers! |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:41 +0100 someone who may be "Just zis Guy,
you know?" wrote this:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8121447.stm "Despite wearing a helmet, he smashed his cheekbone, which left him with facial numbness and difficulty chewing. " The only people who will be surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones are Thompson, Rivara and Thompson, I think we must add at least one BBC reporter to the list of people who are surprised that helmets don't protect the cheekbones:-) -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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Cyclist wins payout for rubbish cycle lane.
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:26:07 -0700 (PDT), robert hancy
wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8121447.stm But I'd rather not smash my face in, not even for six grand, so I don't use cycle lanes much. At the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Friday, a judge awarded him £5,750 for the injuries. Lord Bannatyne rejected arguments ......... that Mr Anderson might have been partly to blame. Good job he was wearing his helmet as his damages would no doubt have been cut accordingly as he could have "contributed" to his injuries by his negligence in not wearing one. |
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