 Poster: A snowHead
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I would be very concerned about loss of hearing on a busy piste - when avoiding collisions is probably the key part of staying safe.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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can i use my 'crossing the road' analogy yet..?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Defintely a case of each to his own. As long as helmets are not made compulsory, we can all decide for ourselves - which is a good thing! I don't wear a helmet when skiing or cycling. I ski nearly 100% on piste, don't go particularly fast, and if it gets icy or steep, become positively pedestrian  I only ride my bike on quiet lanes and round cycle tracks (also pretty slowly ) .
When I had a motorbike, I always wore a helmet, and would have done so even if not oblidged to. I also would NEVER ride without gloves, boots and leathers (and not just because Mrs Ax liked me that way ) you weighs up the benefits (safety?) vs the drawbacks (discomfort?) and you makes yer choice. The great shame is when 'nanny' governments legislate one way or another, removing that choice.
BTW I've nose planted loads of times, fallen off my bike a few times, and come off my motorbike once or twice. Never got hurt with or without a helmet, but been bl**dy glad I had gloves and leathers on when sliding down tarmac!
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Acacia, I'm not sure how you deduce that Dr Shealy's research hasn't been peer-reviewed or published. The article suggests that the opposite may be true. The key data is quoted from the International Society for Skiing Safety. This may have evolved from the International Symposium on Skiing Safety (ISSS) which - unless things have changed - convenes the world's leading ski injury researchers every few years.
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David,
Fair enough. My reaction may have been something of a knee-jerk reaction to the initial quotation from a newspaper report, in which case, my sincere apologies to Dr. Shealy.
- It is regrettably becoming more common for some members of the scientific community to use the popular press as a means of disseminating dodgy reaearch findings, hence what may have been a somewhat precipitate post on my part.
HOWEVER, and just for the record, whilst I have been able to find a few articles by Dr. Shealy in reputable medical journals cited in "Web of Science" or "Medline" up to 1999 (his last cited publication), these have all concerned leg injuries. Additionally, although these articles demonstrate that Dr. Shealy has made a useful contribution to the nature, causes and prevention of such injuries (principally ACL damage) I have found no published reports of helmet-related injuries in research journals. I should additionally point out that presentations in conferences, and results published in the proceedings of conferences and symposia are usually NOT peer-reviewed.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What did you search for? "Dr Shealy's helmet"? Tee hee.
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DavidS,
Ho Ho.
Actually "Shealy JE"
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