["Followup-To:" header set to uk.rec.cycling.] On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Derek C <del.copeland@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Tell you what. You can hit me over the head with a ball pein hammer while I am wearing a cycle helmet, This statement neatly demonstrates that either 1: Derek is lying or 2: risk compensation is real. Neither option does his argument many favours. -- |\
In message <a612097e-1cbb-48bf-9ff5-511757829ceb@y12g2000vbg.googlegroups.com> Derek C <del.copeland@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: On Jun 1, 11:41 am, Peter Clinch <p.j.cli...@dundee.ac.uk> wrote: Derek C wrote: Because, like the epileptics, I might bump my head very hard against a hard surface or a vehicle, should I be unfortunate enough to have an accident on my
In message <bd68880b-77f8-458f-86d2-356c4ca1f0e8@a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> Derek C <del.copeland@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: On Jun 1, 10:35 am, Peter Clinch <p.j.cli...@dundee.ac.uk> wrote: Derek C wrote: I know of a group of pedestrians who do wear cycle helmets. They are the patients at a home for epileptics in my area, who are prone to sudden collapse or
In message <52ddaace-f79d-46e5-a415-fadc22a057c7@w3g2000vbd.googlegroups.com> Derek C <del.copeland@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: On May 31, 5:56 pm, Mike Clark <mrc7-...@cam.ac.uk> wrote: Quoting the DfT http://tinyurl.com/yyodye9 In particular look at Figure 7.1b on page 104 in section 7. "Source: Department for Transport. In 2008, the reported fatality
In message <4737b023-6b23-44bb-801f-cd8e6125c6bf@z33g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> Derek C <del.copeland@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: On Jun 1, 9:42 am, Mike Clark <mrc7-...@cam.ac.uk> wrote: In message <36c46196-fe2c-4c84-a411-ff464ff18...@a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> Derek C <del.copel...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: [snip] More people have started to cycle to work
