tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post2999183505085046099..comments2012-02-14T09:47:59.224+00:00Comments on MCRcycling: Rune Elvikās Bicycle Helmet Efficacy ReviewDr C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-27168225732760364872012-02-10T09:35:05.545+00:002012-02-10T09:35:05.545+00:00@Anonymous (Jun 30 2011),
The risk of injury to d...@Anonymous (Jun 30 2011),<br /><br />The risk of injury to different areas is an interesting statistic, as despite the potential correlation between the injuries to adjacent areas, it is important to consider that helmets may effectively be shifting a tiny amount of the damage to the head into the neck instead, whilst still offering only a marginal benefit to the head in the first place. As for the fatality figure, the effect is so tiny as to deserve little attention without further work to identify whether the cause is the helmet or one of any number of other factors which could produce a between-group variation of such a small size.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-10825654703249000452012-02-10T09:22:46.666+00:002012-02-10T09:22:46.666+00:00@Unknown (Feb 9 2012),
The difficult part is how ...@Unknown (Feb 9 2012),<br /><br />The difficult part is how you go about reconciling that with both the fact that your neck will not be better off, and that you may be more likely to be involved in a collision due to the effects of risk compensation.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-12690319539862799582012-02-10T05:51:30.494+00:002012-02-10T05:51:30.494+00:00Woodward's point that your brain will be bette...Woodward's point that your brain will be better off in a helmet during a collision than not is valid.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334861477100582266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-49772918155562030142011-07-30T23:01:16.615+01:002011-07-30T23:01:16.615+01:00Risk of injury to head, face, or neck is not that ...Risk of injury to head, face, or neck is not that interesting a statistic, even if it is not entirely clear how Elvik calculated it, given the likliehood of a great deal of correlation between the types of injuries.<br />What is interesting is the risk of fatalities. The original study gave a statistic and Elvik reevaluates that too. Odd that you failed to mention it. Perhaps it doesn't match your narrative?-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-52968968912511045492011-04-18T22:28:29.226+01:002011-04-18T22:28:29.226+01:00@Mike
I had to write something when I saw how bad...@Mike<br /><br />I had to write something when I saw how badly this was being reported online. For more on this topic, there are some great posts going up at the moment on At War With The Motorist.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-73341263219219608632011-04-16T15:37:35.146+01:002011-04-16T15:37:35.146+01:00Thanks for posting this - your link to the paper d...Thanks for posting this - your link to the paper doesn't work for me, but I think I've found the paper here... http://www.cycle-helmets.com/Elvik2011_helmet_reanalysis.pdf<br /><br />I'm also a fan of Ben Goldacre's work, alongside Ian Walker and his very practical approach to investigating driver reaction to helmets, http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/articles/archive/overtaking110906.html<br />& http://drianwalker.com/overtaking/Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675611922168618055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-51896295953491299912011-04-15T09:09:09.587+01:002011-04-15T09:09:09.587+01:00I am extremely grateful for posts like this one an...I am extremely grateful for posts like this one and the <a href="http://www.portlandize.com/p/why-i-dont-wear-helmet.html" rel="nofollow">recent statement from Portlandize</a>. I will admit it: I am not emotionally prepared to tackle this topic on my own blog; I just can't do it. Thank you for writing this, for spreading this information.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com