Sweep wrote:Mike Sales wrote:Why is this thread not in the isolation ward?
The pros and cons of helmets have been mentioned.
Don't understand.
It's someone asking for advice on buying one.
But the pros and cons have crept in, as they tend to.
Sweep wrote:Mike Sales wrote:Why is this thread not in the isolation ward?
The pros and cons of helmets have been mentioned.
Don't understand.
It's someone asking for advice on buying one.
100%JR wrote:There is evidence from both sides of the coin...it all depends on what you choose to believe
scottg wrote:Independent testing results. Good ones from $75 to $275
https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle- ... tings.html
Off topic.
There is a famous study that show jumping from airplanes with or with out
a parachute has no effect on survival rates.
Study had been duplicated, with consistent results.
The essential parameter is altitude, all testing must be done whilst
the plane is on the ground.
100%JR wrote:mjr wrote:Ah the good old self-advertising helmet. No evidence it improves outcomes in general, but they sure do smash up impressively.
Ah the good old "everyone who wears a helmet is being conned by the manufacturers/fallen for marketing" moderated.Typical non-wearers moderated.
Your post would have been much more helpful had you not bothered with the first line
There is evidence from both sides of the coin...it all depends on what you choose to believe
RE Mips I personally don't get on with it,or at least the ones I've tried.Fit is the most important feature for me.I've had £100+ helmets and I've had sub £25 helmets.I'm currently wearing a £60 Kask [...]
Mike Sales wrote:scottg wrote:Independent testing results. Good ones from $75 to $275
https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle- ... tings.html
Off topic.
There is a famous study that show jumping from airplanes with or with out
a parachute has no effect on survival rates.
Study had been duplicated, with consistent results.
The essential parameter is altitude, all testing must be done whilst
the plane is on the ground.
I suspect this is a criticism of the evidence that helmets have no measurable effect on survival rates.
In fact, in real world situations, out on the road, worn by cyclists, they have no effect on head injury and death rates.
Spiegelhalter and Goldacre are experts in the fields of epidemiology and of risk, and I think they might have noticed which studies are absurd and which are rigorous.
Mike Sales wrote:Spiegelhalter and Goldacre are experts in the fields of epidemiology and of risk, and I think they might have noticed which studies are absurd and which are rigorous.
Therefore, although we can confidently recommend that individuals jumping from small stationary aircraft on the ground do not require parachutes, individual judgment should be exercised when applying these findings at higher altitudes.
Mike Sales wrote:Why is this thread not in the isolation ward?
The pros and cons of helmets have been mentioned.