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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet
Posted by: Raymond Havelock
Date/Time: 29/09/23 07:43:00

Guy has made a reference to being killed.

In both instances getting killed as either pedestrian or cyclist on a road in the UK is amongst the lowest on the planet.

Getting injured either moderately or badly is far more likely.

And all people ought to be responsible for their own actions.

If you knowingly step out into the road either glued to a phone, or wearing headphones and don't take extra care or simply without looking or expecting anything moving to stop immediately, then it's who's fault?

TfL sought to kill off the open platform bus.  They put a load of press releases out claiming how dangerous and how many were being killed. ( again, like another statistic they have more recently used, untrue.)

Of course, over 100 years and billions of passengers, there is likely to be accidents and fatalities, but most were actually misuse by passengers own action.  i.e. jumping off the bus whilst it's moving, larking around or being too drunk.   TfL ommitted to add that a large number of passengers have been maimed or killed having been dragged along by doored buses having had something trapped in the doors, nor the large amount of falls by less able from the lack of a conductor, particularly or earlier driver only buses. - similar happens on the Tube but not much mentioned about that either.

If you are not a fully competent cyclist, not able to ride one or no handed, can't look over your shoulder without losing your balance and prefer not to obey traffic lights and junction markings then It is rather prudent to wear a helmet.

Just like in any sport if you go the extra mile in serious competition then you have more protective kit than if you just have a knockabout in a park - if it's not cordoned off for events all season.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Question for Guy about cycle helmet23/09/23 10:39:00 Sarah Boulding
   Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet24/09/23 09:38:00 Vanessa Smith
   Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet24/09/23 21:08:00 Anne England
      Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet24/09/23 21:59:00 Eric Baker
         Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 07:13:00 Guy Lambert
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 12:51:00 Simon Hayes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 18:03:00 Guy Lambert
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 16:19:00 Sarah Boulding
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 18:02:00 Guy Lambert
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 20:14:00 Sarah Boulding
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 20:30:00 Raymond Havelock
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet25/09/23 20:48:00 Sarah Boulding
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet26/09/23 10:23:00 Raymond Havelock
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet26/09/23 16:00:00 David Cook
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet27/09/23 11:11:00 Raymond Havelock
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 07:53:00 Keith Iddon
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 08:38:00 Raymond Havelock
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 08:51:00 Guy Lambert
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 10:46:00 David Cook
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 10:56:00 Paul Fisher
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 11:30:00 Anne England
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 11:59:00 Paul Fisher
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 14:42:00 David Cook
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 18:04:00 Guy Lambert
   Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 20:38:00 David Cook
      Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet28/09/23 21:47:00 Simon Hayes
         Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet29/09/23 07:43:00 Raymond Havelock
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet29/09/23 08:15:00 David Cook
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet01/10/23 09:12:00 Anne England
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet01/10/23 15:01:00 David Burke
   Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet29/09/23 18:10:00 Mike Paterson
      Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet30/09/23 18:30:00 David Cook
         Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet30/09/23 20:00:00 N V Brooks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet12/10/23 14:08:00 Steve Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet12/10/23 14:35:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet12/10/23 22:00:00 Sarah Boulding
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet12/10/23 22:01:00 Sarah Boulding
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet14/10/23 13:40:00 Simon Hayes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet15/10/23 15:08:00 David Cook

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