{"id":257724217,"date":"2013-03-02T22:03:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T22:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=257724217"},"modified":"2013-03-02T22:03:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T22:03:37","slug":"surgeons-in-scotland-debate-the-helmet-issue-do-they-increase-cyclists-safety-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=257724217","title":{"rendered":"Surgeons in Scotland debate the helmet issue &#8211; do they increase cyclists&#8217; safety or not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[B&#8217; Spokes: Note that our helmet bill is still in committee with no vote yet.]<br \/>\n*******************************************************************************<br \/>\nBy Simon_MacMichael, Road.cc<br \/>\nNeurosurgeon argues for wearing them&#8230; trauma specialist (who chairs CTC Scotland) opposes compulsion<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nInstead, after outlining other things that can be done to improve cycle safety such as addressing traffic speed and improving road layout, she says: \u201cMost of the head injuries I have seen in cyclists are the result of low velocity crashes or simple falls due to ice or wet roads.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is no doubt in my mind that a well-fitting cycle helmet will reduce the incidence of scalp laceration and open fracture and will help to reduce the energy transfer to the brain.\u201d<br \/>\nApart from in sports, where she believes the type of potential injuries justifies governing bodies making helmets mandatory, Ms Myles isn\u2019t calling for helmets to be made compulsory; she does point out though, that \u201cin my department all neurosurgeons, neurologists neurointensivists and neuroanaesthetists wear cycling helmets when cycling \u2013 we can\u2019t all be mad!\u201d<br \/>\nMr Oliver, however, maintains that \u201cthere is no justification for helmet laws or promotional campaigns that portray cycling as a particularly \u2018dangerous\u2019 activity, or that make unfounded claims about the effectiveness of helmets.<br \/>\n\u201cBy reducing cycle use even slightly, helmet laws or promotion campaigns are likely to cause a significant net disbenefit to public health, regardless of the effectiveness or otherwise of helmets,\u201d he adds.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road.cc\/content\/news\/77035-surgeons-scotland-debate-helmet-issue-do-they-increase-cyclists-safety-or-not\">https:\/\/road.cc\/content\/news\/77035-surgeons-scotland-debate-helmet-issue-do-they-increase-cyclists-safety-or-not<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[B&#8217; Spokes: Note that our helmet bill is still in committee with no vote yet.] ******************************************************************************* By Simon_MacMichael, Road.cc Neurosurgeon argues for wearing them&#8230; trauma specialist (who chairs CTC Scotland) opposes compulsion &#8230; Instead, after outlining other things that can be done to improve cycle safety such as addressing traffic speed and improving road layout, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=257724217\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Surgeons in Scotland debate the helmet issue &#8211; do they increase cyclists&#8217; safety or not?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257724217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257724217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=257724217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257724217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=257724217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=257724217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=257724217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}