What kind of argument is that ?
11 July, 2010
The wearing of helmets by cyclists visibly implies that cycling is less safe than it is
Wearing of helmets indicates to motorists that you're more competent and thus it's okay to drive closer to you
Wow, those are two of the most off the wall, crazy notions for arguments against helmets I've ever heard. These were voiced as the opinion (clearly identified as her personal opinions) by a Yvonne Bambrick of the Toronto Cyclists Union this morning on CBC's Metromorning. They might be your opinions, but said on CBC's Metromorning, they send a strong message. This opinions are absolutely nuts.
As a New Zealander of my age generation we all had 'the helmet lady' come to our schools when were around 12-13. She showed us lovely things like the catheter's her son has to use, feeding tubes, etc to show what happens when your brain rattles in your head from hitting the deck. That scared the lights out of us as kids, and (for the most part) we all wear helmets ever since having our school assemblies with the helmet lady.
Society requires us to wear seatbelts in cars on the road, we should be required to wear helmets.
You fall off your bike and hit your head, it gets injured. Helmets reduce head injuries. Head injuries are preventable. Thats plain and simple logic.
[Update] Just today there was an article that Rebecca Oaten's (The Helmet Lady) son passed away, more here .. . http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4031829/Aarons-tragedy-spurred-Helmet-Ladys-crusade
