Cyclelicious Interviews Helmet Study Author

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 1:46 p.m.
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As a follow-up to our Helmet Laws and Bicycle Use post from last week, Richard Masoner interviewed one of the study authors and posted the results on his blog, Cyclelicious ... Related posts: Mandatory Helmet Laws Helmet Laws and Bicycle Use My Stance on Bicycle Helmets Bicycle Helmet Pros & Cons More Helmet Wars ...

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Study: Helmet laws & bicycle use

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 10:01 a.m.

Alan @ EcoVelo points me to a study recently published in the journal Injury Prevention showing that provincial helmet laws have no impact on bicycle ridership in Canada. One of the more common arguments against mandatory helmet laws used by I and others is that mandatory helmet laws discourage bicycle riding. This Canadian study, however, [ ... ]Related posts: New bicycle laws for 2008 Ride helmetless and lose your bike?! Colorado HB 1147: Helmet legislation for children ...

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Aussie study suggests helmet laws help kids, hinder adults

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 9:01 a.m.

Expect to see some stories in the North American media citing Aussie prof Chris Rissel, who is quoted in the Melbourne Herald Sun as opposing mandatory bicycle helmet laws. Rissel, who has been a media source for anti-mandatory helmet views ...

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Died on a ride, #10, 2010

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 4:04 p.m.

Toronto police are sending a pro-helmet message out following the death of a cyclist last Friday. The 40-year-old man, whom police did not identify by name, had fallen in a cycling accident on July 15. According to the police report ...

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Long Way Home

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Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 3:07 p.m.
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Not All that Wear These Hats are Good Guys ... Perhaps it wasn't a good idea, but Friday I decided to take a different route home that's a few miles longer than usual, and which I'd never taken before. Friday the 13th. 106F temperature - perhaps the hottest day of the year. Yup, things are getting boring. It didn't start out too auspiciously when I got hit about a mile from work. It reminded me that not ALL motorists are MY motorists. A rare few are rednecks in white pickups who'd be better off

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Broken seatpost!

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Happy Friday, everybody. I was Just Riding Along when my plastic seatpost snapped on my bike ride to work this morning. There was a loud *ka-RACK* and suddenly my saddle is a lot more flexy than before. Specialized’s parts warranty only runs one year, and this seatpost is three years old. I wonder if it [ ... ]Related posts: California Highway Patrol incident feed for bicycles Fixed and broken Helmet cams are cool ...

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Safety and the Door Zone

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 2:48 p.m.
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Image Source: Richard Masoner ... We often discuss helmet use, infrastructure, and accident statistics, but hopefully, we all know bicycling is a relatively benign activity that doesn't warrant so much focus on safety. Really all we need to do is get some training and treat the bicycle with the respect it deserves as a vehicle. Beyond that, I believe we should leave it to each person to decide where they ride, and how they outfit themselves for that ride. More → ... Related posts: A Message

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Helmet Laws and Bicycle Use

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 10:43 a.m.
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In what is sure to be a controversial study recently co-published by the University of Manitoba and University of Ottawa, researchers concluded that mandatory helmet laws do not discourage bicycle use ... The effects of provincial bicycle helmet legislation on helmet use and bicycle ridership in Canada looked at the association between the comprehensiveness of helmet legislation and both helmet use and bicycle ridership in 6 of 10 Canadian provinces. More → ... Related posts: Mandatory

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The New Smugness: Keeping it to a Minimum

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 7:34 a.m.
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As you're probably tired of hearing by now, this evening at 6:30 I will be visiting the Rapha Cycle Club in the Bowery, which is a once-gritty and now "douchey" area in Manhattan ... Once there, I will display images loosely connected to the theme of "epic." I will also give away a few t-shirts and other random items I have in my home (who wants the toilet plunger?), probably by "curating" a game of "Rapha Price Is Right" in which people must guess how outrageously priced certain Rapha garments

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Bicycle helmet debate to get hotter

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 1:46 p.m.

A new study says all of Canada's provincial governments should pass mandatory bicycle helmets. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Manitoba and the University of Ottawa, suggests that mandatory helmet use will not decrease recreational or commuting ...

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