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Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain.
From Dr Andy Eynon.
I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mo http://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...#ixzz1BJL6FQNA |
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Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain.
Judith wrote:
From Dr Andy Eynon. Pick a doctor - any doctor! http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...h1?INTCMP=SRCH BugBear |
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On Jan 17, 4:33*pm, Judith wrote:
From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. If you want legislation enforced for cyclists then I suggest that you start campaigning for them to stop running through red lights, overtaking on the inside of lanes, etc. |
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Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain.
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:51:21 +0000, bugbear
wrote: Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. Pick a doctor - any doctor! http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...h1?INTCMP=SRCH BugBear -- Hello Bugbear - I juts love the way that you have to comment on my every post. I really do appreciate it. |
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Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain.
McKevvy wrote:
On Jan 17, 4:33 pm, Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. That's brilliant. I've been driving for 46 years and never suffered any accident related injuries at all. So we might as well tell car manufacturers to abandon the fitment of seat belts and air bags and ESP and ABS. They're all crap and totally unnecessary - just like cycle helmets eh? I mean, if my friends and I have never had an accident and been injured, that just *must* mean all these safety devices are a waste of time mustn't it??? -- Kev |
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On 17/01/2011 19:17, Ret. wrote:
McKevvy wrote: On Jan 17, 4:33 pm, Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. That's brilliant. I've been driving for 46 years and never suffered any accident related injuries at all. So we might as well tell car manufacturers to abandon the fitment of seat belts and air bags and ESP and ABS. They're all crap and totally unnecessary - just like cycle helmets eh? I mean, if my friends and I have never had an accident and been injured, that just *must* mean all these safety devices are a waste of time mustn't it??? Like premium and winter tyres? They're developed to improve your safety, but you refuse to fit them because you say you've never had an accident, which means they're a waste of time. Any chance you could be less hypocritical? |
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Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain.
Clive George wrote:
On 17/01/2011 19:17, Ret. wrote: McKevvy wrote: On Jan 17, 4:33 pm, Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. That's brilliant. I've been driving for 46 years and never suffered any accident related injuries at all. So we might as well tell car manufacturers to abandon the fitment of seat belts and air bags and ESP and ABS. They're all crap and totally unnecessary - just like cycle helmets eh? I mean, if my friends and I have never had an accident and been injured, that just *must* mean all these safety devices are a waste of time mustn't it??? Like premium and winter tyres? They're developed to improve your safety, but you refuse to fit them because you say you've never had an accident, which means they're a waste of time. Any chance you could be less hypocritical? I don't believe so. If you can produce *any* evidence that mid price tyres are involved in proportionately more accidents than premium tyres, I may be prepared to accept your argument. I don't believe that you can. -- Kev |
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On 17/01/2011 19:56, Ret. wrote:
Clive George wrote: On 17/01/2011 19:17, Ret. wrote: McKevvy wrote: On Jan 17, 4:33 pm, Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. That's brilliant. I've been driving for 46 years and never suffered any accident related injuries at all. So we might as well tell car manufacturers to abandon the fitment of seat belts and air bags and ESP and ABS. They're all crap and totally unnecessary - just like cycle helmets eh? I mean, if my friends and I have never had an accident and been injured, that just *must* mean all these safety devices are a waste of time mustn't it??? Like premium and winter tyres? They're developed to improve your safety, but you refuse to fit them because you say you've never had an accident, which means they're a waste of time. Any chance you could be less hypocritical? I don't believe so. If you can produce *any* evidence that mid price tyres are involved in proportionately more accidents than premium tyres, I may be prepared to accept your argument. I don't believe that you can. Can you produce similar evidence for cycle helmets? |
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:33:16 +0000, Judith
wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. The difference in risk from wearing or not wearing a cycle helmet is less than the difference in risk between driving and public transport. I bet the consultant car park is never empty because they've all caught the bus. |
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Clive George wrote:
On 17/01/2011 19:56, Ret. wrote: Clive George wrote: On 17/01/2011 19:17, Ret. wrote: McKevvy wrote: On Jan 17, 4:33 pm, Judith wrote: From Dr Andy Eynon. I UNDERSTAND that a proposition is to be debated by the States Assembly requiring cyclists to wear helmets. As the director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, I wholeheartedly support this proposal and would urge States Members to vote in favour. Accident victims on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey who sustain serious head or spinal injuries are transferred to Southampton for emergency treatment. As a result, I see first-hand the effects such injuries have on both the patient and their loved ones. The vast majority of the patients here are not speeding motorcyclists; they are normal individuals who were doing normal day-to-day activities when they were injured. It makes sense, therefore, that we protect ourselves as best we can from the risk of sustaining a life-changing brain injury. Cycle helmets offer vital protection to the brain. You would not consider carrying your laptop outside without putting it inside a case. If every cyclist wore a helmet, the number killed or seriously injured each year would be reduced. Prevention is far cheaper than treatment. It costs society around £25,000 for an individual to be transferred to Southampton, operated on, treated in our intensive care unit and then cared for on our wards. If you consider the costs of rehabilitation plus loss of income from the individual and often their immediate family, the figure can run into many millions of pounds. In contrast, a decent cycle helmet will cost less than £40. As a society, we have a duty to protect individuals – in particular children – from unnecessary risk. Actions such as not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle, not wearing a seatbelt, driving while using a mobile phone and even smoking in public are now seen as being socially irresponsible. It is time that not wearing a helmet while cycling is seen in the same light. Cycle helmets save lives and must be made compulsory. Wessex Neurological Centre, University of Southampton. Article posted on 15th January, 2010 - 2.59pm Read mohttp://www.thisisjersey.com/2010/01/...ve-lives-and-m... Bull****. Cycle helmets weren't invented when I was a youngster and did all my cycling then. Neither me or my friends suffered and brain damage and we dont need legislation to make us fork out for useless crap like a helmet. That's brilliant. I've been driving for 46 years and never suffered any accident related injuries at all. So we might as well tell car manufacturers to abandon the fitment of seat belts and air bags and ESP and ABS. They're all crap and totally unnecessary - just like cycle helmets eh? I mean, if my friends and I have never had an accident and been injured, that just *must* mean all these safety devices are a waste of time mustn't it??? Like premium and winter tyres? They're developed to improve your safety, but you refuse to fit them because you say you've never had an accident, which means they're a waste of time. Any chance you could be less hypocritical? I don't believe so. If you can produce *any* evidence that mid price tyres are involved in proportionately more accidents than premium tyres, I may be prepared to accept your argument. I don't believe that you can. Can you produce similar evidence for cycle helmets? I thought the original post did just that... -- Kev |
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