Definitive proof ;-)

The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

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Tony Raven wrote:
The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

It just makes me glad I don't live in the states.

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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:50:40 +0000, Don Whybrow
wrote:

Tony Raven wrote:
The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

It just makes me glad I don't live in the states.

Is that because they have so many MHL's, or because the video of the
car hitting the cyclist was from there?

In article , Tony Raven
says...
The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)


I'm totally impressed by the cop's coolness and multi-tasking, and the
response time of the paramedic unit. Why are people posting "dumb cop"
comments?
Unfortunately we don't get to know how the broken guy gets on.

On 16 Mar, 12:17, Rob Morley wrote:
In article , Tony Raven
says... The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

I'm totally impressed by the cop's coolness and multi-tasking, and the
response time of the paramedic unit. Why are people posting "dumb cop"
comments?
Unfortunately we don't get to know how the broken guy gets on.

I disagree. The vehicle which impacted the cyclist should have been
left where it stopped for a collision investigation team and to
protect the casualty.

By moving the vehicle the officer exposed the casualty and himself to
further danger from moving traffic.

It's occupants should have been removed to the side of the roadway
where had they chosen to run off they would have left all the evidence
of their identity behind in the vehicle .

As it was they could have driven off and he would not have been in a
position to do anything about it.

Not an easy situation with one job running.

Good response for back up, very impressive.

Sniper8052

Rob Morley wrote:
In article , Tony Raven
says...
The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

I'm totally impressed by the cop's coolness and multi-tasking, and the
response time of the paramedic unit. Why are people posting "dumb cop"
comments?

I think the following cartoon may provide part of your answer:
http://xkcd.com/c202.html

And obviously sniper's said the rest of it.

A

On 2007-03-15 21:16:15 +0000, Tony Raven said:

The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

Nah, he would have walked away from it if he was wearing a helmet.
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Buck wrote on 17/03/2007 20:07 +0100:
On 2007-03-15 21:16:15 +0000, Tony Raven said:

The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

Nah, he would have walked away from it if he was wearing a helmet.

Yeah, sorry, I forgot helmets protect against 75% of leg injuries
according to Thompson, Rivara & Thompson ;-)

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Tony

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wildly inaccurate..."
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On 17 Mar, 20:54, Tony Raven wrote:
Buck wrote on 17/03/2007 20:07 +0100:

On 2007-03-15 21:16:15 +0000, Tony Raven said:

The definitive proof that lack of a helmet saves your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRi6JVTGSDI
(starts just after 1min50s in)

Nah, he would have walked away from it if he was wearing a helmet.

Yeah, sorry, I forgot helmets protect against 75% of leg injuries
according to Thompson, Rivara & Thompson ;-)

Legs heal beter than brains, according to my medical training.

On 19 Mar 2007 02:18:24 -0700, wrote:
On 17 Mar, 20:54, Tony Raven wrote:

Yeah, sorry, I forgot helmets protect against 75% of leg injuries
according to Thompson, Rivara & Thompson ;-)

Legs heal beter than brains, according to my medical training.

Does your training explain how putting something on your head prevents
injuries to your legs?

regards, Ian SMith
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