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Does anyone know how the lad came to be “knocked off”?
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Does anyone know how the lad came to be “knocked off”?
Apparently, “he sustained an
Apparently, “he sustained an incredibly serious skull fracture as a result of not wearing a helmet” so being knocked off his bike was merely incidental.
I’d much rather base my opinions on the emotional reaction of a mum rather than look at all the accumulated evidence around helmet wearing from experts, statisticians and helmet designers.
I’ll bite: as others have
I’ll bite: as others have said, how can we argue pointlessly about this matter unless we have some more detail on what the kid was doing or what the circumstances were of his being knocked off?
(I mean, the photos make it look like a breeze-block dropped on his head, and no bike helmet would protect against that!)
Okay people, I have my
Okay people, I have my popcorn ready…aaand…GO!
I saw that article… the
I saw that article… the elephant in the room did as you say seem to be how did he end up knocked off! All I’ve been able to glean from the interweb is that it was a collision with a van.
Lucky lad anyhow by the look of it. Ouch.
Shouldn’t the headline read
Shouldn’t the headline read “This is why you shouldn’t knock people off their bikes.”?
Get well soon, little dude.