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RACER X

11-04-2011 10:05 AM

more likely to die, if you wear a lid

huh, who woulda ever thunk

look at the last chart

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811389.pdf

pauldun170

11-04-2011 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X (Post 497613)

huh, who woulda ever thunk

look at the last chart

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811389.pdf

It doesn't really mean anything.
Its like showing a chart showing only seatbelt usage and fatalities.
You would have to make the assumption that usage would have made a difference in outcome.

"Helmeted rider traveling at high rate of speed collided with dump truck and died"

Well if he wasn't wearing a helmet then he would have lived!!!

anthonyk

11-04-2011 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X (Post 497613)

huh, who woulda ever thunk

look at the last chart

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811389.pdf

I take it you didn't actually read the article.

From the page right before that:

Quote:

Helmets are estimated to be 37-percent effective in preventing fatal injuries to motorcycle riders and 41 percent for motorcycle passengers. In other words, for every 100 motorcycle riders killed in crashes while not wearing a helmet, 37 of them could have been saved had all 100 worn helmets.

That was even highlighted in the sidebar.

Numbers of fatalities (helmeted or not) in a state are meaningless without knowing the total population of riders. I don't understand why NHTSA never seems to put the important numbers in their charts...

askmrjesus

11-04-2011 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by anthonyk (Post 497622)

I don't understand why NHTSA never seems to put the important numbers in their charts...

They're on the ABATE payroll...:lol:

JC

RACER X

11-04-2011 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyk (Post 497622)

I take it you didn't actually read the article.

From the page right before that:

That was even highlighted in the sidebar.

Numbers of fatalities (helmeted or not) in a state are meaningless without knowing the total population of riders. I don't understand why NHTSA never seems to put the important numbers in their charts...

read..........pffft........i'm the poster............. SQUIRREL.................. child for A.D.D.

Smittie61984

11-04-2011 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus (Post 497623)

They're on the ABATE payroll...:lol:

JC

:rofl::lmao:

Don't they have at least a fatallity at every one of their rallies?

Particle Man

11-04-2011 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984 (Post 497645)

:rofl::lmao:

Don't they have at least a fatallity at every one of their rallies?

Last one was here. Helmet law protester splattered his mellon cuz he wasn't wearing a lid.

derf	11-04-2011 05:41 PM

The real take away is page 4, 42% of deaths were drunk

askmrjesus

11-04-2011 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by derf (Post 497665)

The real take away is page 4, 42% of deaths were drunk

And on their way back from an ABATE rally...:lol:

JC

Particle Man

11-04-2011 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus (Post 497668)

And on their way back from an ABATE rally...:lol:

JC

:lol

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