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Pubmed link to a large, frequently cited study, Bicycle helmets - To wear or not to wear? A meta-analyses of the effects of bicycle helmets on injuries
If you're going to cycle drunk, consider wearing a helmet.
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use of bicycle helmets was found to reduce head injury by 48%
So down from 3×10-7 head injuries per trip to 1.5×10-7. If 6 million people cycle to work one morning and none of them wears a helmet, two of them will require hospital treatment for a head injury. If all of them wear helmets, only one person will require hospital treatment for a head injury.
gbj_tester
I've not been in this thread for a good few years.
Can anyone let me know if there has been any change on the reputable evidence position around helmet wearing being net beneficial at preventing injury and death?
(I've always sworn to be led by the evidence and, as such, have advocated a pro-choice position to date, given the equivocal nature of the evidence.
It is beholden on me to update my position at timely intervals....)