Helmets: you always hope for better...

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Helmets: you always hope for better...

Post by JohnToo » 3 years ago

I subscribe to the Mountain Rescue magazine (it's a convenient way of supporting mountain rescue without feeling you have to donate separately to every single team whose patch you go walking in). In the latest issue there's an article about issues raised by mountain bike injuries. It includes a case study of a bloke who hit a tree at an estimated 40 kph. It then says:
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Post by LowlifeDes » 3 years ago

This is why you should always wear a helmet.
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It definitely saved his or her life in that accident.
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Post by Joan » 1 year ago

Saw this on FB today. It amazing what confirmation bias can do. She shouldn't be praising the helmet, she should be consulting a lawyer, because it catastrophically failed to do it job! Even more scary, she didn't go to A&E because she doesn't think losing an hour is sign of a potentially serious head injury.
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