Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

He might still have been alive today if he'd been wearing that helmet. Silly King Richard.

Also, should've stayed on his horse.

Schoolboy error.

He probably leaned.

He probably leaned.

He had an acute scoliosis, you insensitive bastard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qus2wiRUVBw

Reep

bradybrady
youtu.be/Qus2wiRUVBw

HELMET KLAXON!

Helmet package on the BBC News Channel coming up shortly.

Possibly as a result of this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-29428094

Worth pointing out that

Jersey also has the highest car ownership per head of the population in the world, with car ownership rising by 14% between 1996 and 2001, according to the last Census.

(Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2005/10/07/election05_issues_transport_feature.shtml)

Way to fix the problem at the root...

I'm sure it will be completely reasonable and full of interesting insights!

The legislation covers any bike of two wheels or more propelled by the rider’s own power, which includes young children’s balance bikes.

I wonder if scooters are included.

Or roller skates.

Heelys?

Clearly unicyclists don't need helmets

propelled by the rider’s own power

I might go to Jersey just to freewheel helmetless down the biggest hill I can find

Someone who claims to be a London paramedic calls helmet less cyclists "idiots", claims to have seen ten cyclists killed by not wearing a helmet and claims most cyclists are killed by red light jumping:

http://www.tryingmypatients.co.uk/2014/10/kids-buses-bikes-and-helmets.html

I'm afraid she's banned me for calling her a lying sack of shit.

The blog is as truthful as it needs to be.

laughable, textbook case of 'you are entitled to your opinions, you are not entitled to your own facts'. Grubby little campaign is about the size of it. is there a way to report this facile, victim blaming fool to her paymasters?

I assume that http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/talking_with_us/enquiries,_feedback_and_compla.aspx would be a good start

I've commented, constructively I hope, on the basis that if the poor lad was struck while crossing the road on his bike then the bike is irrelevant. If he'd been crossing the road on foot he'd still have head injuries.

A further point on the above.

I do not have a copy of the relevant NHS trust's staff code of conduct to hand, or its social media policy if it has one, but I cannot see it looking kindly on her actions.

Firstly, if she is stating there is a core of truth to her experiences, then they would surely be easily identifiable with real accident victims and therefore breaching patient confidentiality.

However if they are entirely made up then that seems equally likely to bring the Trust into disrepute, given as the posts are represented as the authentic tales of a paramedic.

Either way who wants the additional stress of worrying whether the person treating them is going to freely adapt the experience into some online screed or other?

or if the person treating them is going to do a half arsed job because they have an agenda and want to teach that person 'a lesson'.

I think she's taken the blog down.

boo.

expect a visit from the gendarmes and prepare to defend yourself in court on trolling charges.

Ms. Shaw has still left plenty of evidence of her prejudices, for there is really no other word to describe them

http://www.tryingmypatients.co.uk/2012/06/cyclists-take-note.html?m=1

NB taking a blog down doesn't do much good when someone's already saved a copy.

'i'm not a racist, some of my best friends aren't white, but...'

etc.

tryingmypatients.co.uk/2012/0­6/cyclists-take-note.html?m=1

"Is it just me or is there a seriously weird risk assessment going on there? ^"

I noted the usual 2 abreast nonsense

"it's just a bit of a laugh, why are you taking it so seriously?!"