Heads Up

In last month's Cycle magazine (house magazine of CTC, the UK's
national cyclists' organisation) there was a very balanced article by
the man who tests most of the helmets coming into the UK. As far as I
can tell, Brian's only agenda as far as I can tell is a preference for
the more stringent Snell standards than the comparatively weak EN1078
(similar to CPSC). I think he makes a good case for that.

CTC (as copyright holders) and Brian have agreed to allow this to be
made available on the web. As the intro says:

"Helmets cause heated arguments among cyclists. Let me start by saying
that this article is not about whether or not you should wear a
helmet. Nor is it about the impact of compulsory helmet use on cycling
levels or on overall cycle safety. It will focus on what helmets are
designed to do in the event of a fall. Whether or not you want to wear
a helmet, it should help inform your decision."

http://www.cyclehelmets.org/papers/c2023.pdf

Guy
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May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
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85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

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In last month's Cycle magazine (house magazine of CTC, the UK's
national cyclists' organisation) there was a very balanced article by
the man who tests most of the helmets coming into the UK. As far as I
can tell, Brian's only agenda as far as I can tell is a preference for
the more stringent Snell standards than the comparatively weak EN1078
(similar to CPSC). I think he makes a good case for that.

CTC (as copyright holders) and Brian have agreed to allow this to be
made available on the web. As the intro says:

"Helmets cause heated arguments among cyclists. Let me start by saying
that this article is not about whether or not you should wear a
helmet. Nor is it about the impact of compulsory helmet use on cycling
levels or on overall cycle safety. It will focus on what helmets are
designed to do in the event of a fall. Whether or not you want to wear
a helmet, it should help inform your decision."

http://www.cyclehelmets.org/papers/c2023.pdf



A helmet adds 346% more cushioning and 24% more structural strength to most
heads. The precise statistics depend upon the amount of hair, the impact
vector, velocity, how hydrated you are, how much body fat you have and how
big your brain is compared to empty skull cavity.

At Tue, 5 Jul 2005 16:37:23 -0500, message
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"John Negio" , including some, all or none of the
following:

A helmet adds 346% more cushioning and 24% more structural strength to most
heads. The precise statistics depend upon the amount of hair, the impact
vector, velocity, how hydrated you are, how much body fat you have and how
big your brain is compared to empty skull cavity.

And?

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound