Posts by Lilith __
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
how about those viscous ones?
If Dali had painted bikes, not watches ;-)
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to George Darroch,
Roads that fall apart
Not to undermine your point about public spending at all, but it you want roads that fall apart, come to Otautahi!
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And if you're feeling icky, well this might give you a giggle:
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to David Haywood,
turns a vicious cycle into a virtuous one.
I for one want those vicious cycles off the roads, now! ;-)
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A mellow tune for you sick (or bitter) folks:
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to James Green,
James, that's very interesting, thanks.
But I note that they say in the highlights:
The findings of this meta-analysis are not consistent with a recently published Cochrane review.
Isn't Cochrane the authority?
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to BenWilson,
There’s some evidence that even for the purposes of protecting your health in an accident they come with their own dangers.
No safety precaution is helpful in all circumstances. I know a guy who had a car accident when he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and was thrown into the passenger footwell...which saved him from being crushed by the tree he'd just smashed into. Most times, wearing a seatbelt makes you safer, sometimes not. It's a balance of probabilities thing, and I'm guessing it's the same with cycle helmets. (happy to be corrected by someone who knows differently, o'course!)
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
not being able to wear a hat in mid-winter (my warm hats didn’t fit under it)
I have a thin merino beanie which fits nicely under my helmet as long as I twiddle the wheel at the back (of the helmet) to make a little more room.
I'll be wearing a helmet whether they're compulsory or not. But I understand the argument that there could be a net public health gain in making them optional. Not so much the psychological one that helmet=safety, therefore it's OK to take risks. I think most accidents occur when motorists simply haven't seen a cyclist.
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to BenWilson,
I’d rather take a few moments fixing my hair on arrival than not wear a helmet.
I presume you don’t go in for anything elaborate?
True, I'm more Farrah Fawcett than Natalie Portman. Just how my hair happens to be!
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to BenWilson,
both were wearing heels
Heels are actually surprisingly fine to pedal in (or the fairly blockish ones I like are, anyhow). They hook around the back of the pedal very conveniently, possibly also increasing the efficiency of the upstroke, depending on the type of heel and the angle of your foot. :-)
the helmet fucks up your hair
Yes!!! But so does a head injury. I'd rather take a few moments fixing my hair on arrival than not wear a helmet.