Law requires helmets, injuries down fatalities up?
Posted: April 23, 2012 Filed under: Cycling | Tags: bicycle, Bicycle helmet, British Columbia, Canada, Cycling, Cycling Helmet, Head injury, Helmets, Law Leave a commentHowever the article eventually does explain some great ideas about helmets.
An article Injuries have dropped since mandatory rule came in, but fatalities remain the same was written to look at the effects of a mandatory helmet law in British Columbia, Canada. The law was enacted in 1996. Riding a bike without a helmet can get you a $40 ticket.
One part of the article says that fatalities are down. The article also states:
Statistics compiled by the Bicycle Helmet Research Foundation show that injuries from cyclists involved in collisions did decrease from 35% of all police attended collisions in 1995 to 31% of those collisions by 1999.
However, a Canadian ministry says that bicycle fatalities have not decreased. “However in 2010, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles admitted that fatalities had not decreased since the introduction of the helmet law.”
The article then states:
Bicycle helmet proponents are the subject of a great number of myths and exaggerations, some of which feature prominently in the promotion of helmets, according to the foundation.
These proponents claim that helmets prevent 85% of head injuries and 88% of brain injuries. But the foundation claims that where helmet use has become significant, there has been no detectable reduction in head injuries relative to cycle use.
Another myth, according to the foundation, is that bicycle helmets prevent 90% of fatalities.
“This prediction comes from a single source and is not reflected by real-world experience. Fatality trends in countries where helmet use has become significant give no reason to believe that helmets have saved even a single life,” the foundation states at http://www.cyclehelmets.org.
The article is full of confusing facts. However at least the article tackles the issues concerning helmets and dispels a few myths.
I suspect that injuries are down; however attributing that to helmets is difficult. Why injuries are up, could just be a factor of more people riding bikes, bikes that enable riders to go a lot faster or more cars on the road, as well as any number of different reasons.
Bicycle helmets may prevent a minor head injury, however most people do not believe that helmet may save your life.
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