Helmets

Seems the Nigerians have an answer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on
their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets,
authorities have said.

So who's up for a bit of dried pumpkin wearing?

Tosspot wrote:
Seems the Nigerians have an answer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on
their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets,
authorities have said.

So who's up for a bit of dried pumpkin wearing?

I was reading that earlier. Seems that many think that helmets have
"magic" properties ;-)

In ,
Tosspot tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

"Stories have also appeared in the local papers highlighting passengers'
fears that the helmets could be used by motorcyclists to cast spells on
their clients, making it easy for them to be robbed."

Figures. Helmets certainly have the ability to cast spells on
"researchers".

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"Tosspot" wrote
So who's up for a bit of dried pumpkin wearing?

Carbon fibre, very swish

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Dave Larrington wrote:

In ,
Tosspot tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

"Stories have also appeared in the local papers highlighting passengers'
fears that the helmets could be used by motorcyclists to cast spells on
their clients, making it easy for them to be robbed."

Figures. Helmets certainly have the ability to cast spells on
"researchers".

I also thought that quote was the real gem of the article. I'm completely
using that next time someone asks me why i don't wear a helmet.

tom

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resistance is fertile

"Tosspot" wrote in message
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Seems the Nigerians have an answer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on
their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets,
authorities have said.

So who's up for a bit of dried pumpkin wearing?

Reminds me of the Italian research I came across whilst doing my
dissertation. A local authority in Italy brought in a motorcycle helmet law
and deaths to motorcyclists fell by about 40%, so the research claimed that
the helmet law was a fanatastic success, and helmets were extremely
protective. Later in the same paper, it gave the figures for motorcycle
registrations, which had fallen by about 45%.

"burtthebike" wrote in message
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Reminds me of the Italian research I came across whilst doing my
dissertation. A local authority in Italy brought in a motorcycle helmet
law and deaths to motorcyclists fell by about 40%, so the research claimed
that the helmet law was a fanatastic success, and helmets were extremely
protective. Later in the same paper, it gave the figures for motorcycle
registrations, which had fallen by about 45%.
So if introducing a helmet law reduced motorcycle deaths by 40% *and*
reduced motorcycle traffic by 45%, perhaps there is a good argument there
for car drivers to wear helmets too. If those figures are then replicated,
that should put an end to traffic congestion.

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:06:01 -0800, "burtthebike"
wrote:


"Tosspot" wrote in message
...
Seems the Nigerians have an answer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7813418.stm

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on
their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets,
authorities have said.

So who's up for a bit of dried pumpkin wearing?

Reminds me of the Italian research I came across whilst doing my
dissertation. A local authority in Italy brought in a motorcycle helmet law
and deaths to motorcyclists fell by about 40%, so the research claimed that
the helmet law was a fanatastic success, and helmets were extremely
protective. Later in the same paper, it gave the figures for motorcycle
registrations, which had fallen by about 45%.


Ah yes - research - it makes you laugh sometimes doesn't


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