-=> Quoting John Thompson to Vern Faulkner <=-
 JT> protect bicyclists against traumatic amputation.  There *IS*
 JT> reliable and inexpensive protection for serious head injuries:
 
 JT> Non-neurological face and neck injuries are seldom as
 JT> serious as neurological ones.  The bone you claim will protect you
 JT> actually is a source of many of the post-traumatic neurological
 JT> problems we see, albeit in an indirect manner.
 JT> When tissue is injured, .......>
 JT> A helmet helps prevent this from happening by absorbing some of the
 JT> energy of impact, lessening the trauma to the brain tissue inside the
 JT> cranium and reducing or eliminating the edema that follows a
 JT> "concussion." 
I see that you KNOW what you are talking about... been there, done that,
likely on the other side of the table...  1987, over the bars, took out the
whole left front of the Bell V1 Pro (good for those days)... plus a lot of
the normal woke up after a bit.. went home, woke up again in ER enroute to
the surgery... but got of lightly to ride again... Still have poor memory,
lousy thermal regulation (always did prefer colder weather anyhow.) and
some other things, mostly now as good as they will get...
I for one never thought helmets a bad idea... and always wear one now, then 
o
for that matter... but not for the first 26 years I rode... however there 
ere
not any available during that time.  I'm not to crazy about 'helmet laws' 
hat
are forced on people... especially the usual kind that don't apply to most of
the cycling that goes on... Ontario, and the newer BC rules only apply on 
oad
and such areas as deemed covered by local bylaw... but generally don't apply 

mountain bikes off road, playgrounds, even sidewalks unless covered by local
municipal bylaws...  Helmet law seems to serve only to get the matter into
discussions and thus into public awareness... and that is all it will do, 
inc
there is no move to enforce it... or for that matter, rolling stops, erratic
driving (car and bike) etc.
Keep up the information, enjoy reading the enlightened side... even if this 
s
the umpteenth go around on this echo...
 
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