Comments on: Wear a helmet and protect your life http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pedaleiro http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8259 Pedaleiro Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:00:30 +0000 http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/#comment-8259 <strong>Usar ou não o capacete...</strong> O Safety is Sexy é um site que faz a defesa do uso do capacete. O site é mantido pela Lauren, que entre coisas sempre descobre campanhas ótimas sobre o uso do capacete. Veja estas do Asia Injury Prevention Foundation: Eu nunca vou usar um capacete. ... Usar ou não o capacete…

O Safety is Sexy é um site que faz a defesa do uso do capacete. O site é mantido pela Lauren, que entre coisas sempre descobre campanhas ótimas sobre o uso do capacete. Veja estas do Asia Injury Prevention Foundation:
Eu nunca vou usar um capacete. …

]]> By: Morten Lange http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8219 Morten Lange Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:55:23 +0000 http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/#comment-8219 What is often ( conveniently ?) forgotten is that many more pedestrians and car-users get serious head injuries in traffic than cyclists. What is often ( conveniently ?) forgotten is that many more pedestrians and car-users get serious head injuries in traffic than cyclists.

]]> By: Morten Lange http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8218 Morten Lange Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/#comment-8218 Most people that talk about helmets as a natural thing, need to educate themselves. Luckily nowadays may sources on the internet provides us with ample opportunities to do so. Read and discuss ad use your own sound judgement, but first of all have a open mind, and take your time. The Wikipedia is a nice starting point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet Pro et con pages referred to there : http://www.cyclehelmets.org/ http://www.helmets.org/ http://www.ecf.com/1021_1 http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/hfaq.html Best Regards, Morten Lange Most people that talk about helmets as a natural thing, need to educate themselves. Luckily nowadays may sources on the internet provides us with ample opportunities to do so. Read and discuss ad use your own sound judgement, but first of all have a open mind, and take your time. The Wikipedia is a nice starting point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet

Pro et con pages referred to there :
http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
http://www.helmets.org/
http://www.ecf.com/1021_1
http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/hfaq.html

Best Regards,
Morten Lange

]]> By: Lemurc http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8110 Lemurc Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:28:04 +0000 http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/#comment-8110 Wearing a helmet it suppose to be instinctual, a natural thing, self protecting instinct,...not a statistic. But I agree, some people need to be educated in this direction. Wearing a helmet it suppose to be instinctual, a natural thing, self protecting instinct,…not a statistic.
But I agree, some people need to be educated in this direction.

]]> By: Matt Kaminsky http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8109 Matt Kaminsky Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:38:02 +0000 http://www.10ad.org/wear-a-helmet-and-protect-your-life/#comment-8109 Studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have shown that wearing helmets does save lives. However, the same studies have shown that an improperly fitted or worn helmet can be just as ineffective as wearing no helmet at all. The implementation of helmet campaigns should be commended. However, these campaigns should include education on the proper use of helmets in order for them to be effective. Studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have shown that wearing helmets does save lives. However, the same studies have shown that an improperly fitted or worn helmet can be just as ineffective as wearing no helmet at all. The implementation of helmet campaigns should be commended. However, these campaigns should include education on the proper use of helmets in order for them to be effective.

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