walking is silly

[11:45:20] james says: and im doing research
[11:45:27] B says: on facebook?
[11:45:32] james says: im not sure how work related it is...
[11:45:44] james says: hehe nope i just pop onto fb once in a while
[11:46:00] B says: haha i made research on bicycle helmets yesterday
[11:46:10] james says: oh yeah? which one u like?
[11:46:13] B says: there are actually a couple of really good papers
[11:46:18] B says: aah i don't use one!
[11:46:34] james says: u reading academic writing on helmets?
[11:46:43] B says: and i made research to find an empirical reason for it
[11:46:53] B says: yepyep 8-|
[11:46:56] james says: and?
[11:47:05] B says: okay... i try a short summary
[11:47:41] B says: laws making wearing helmets mandatory are bullshit
[11:47:43] B says: because
[11:48:16] B says: this makes less people ride bikes -> less bicycles on the streets -> higher risk for those left on the streets
[11:48:46] james says: ha ha ha i like it... so helmets = dangerous!
[11:48:54] B says: exactely!!
[11:49:17] james says: great use of statistics (smoking)
[11:49:44] B says: less people riding bicycles -> way higher costs for the public health system by people doing less sport then the actual little less costs by maybe little less severe head injuries
[11:49:54] B says: another thing:
[11:50:19] B says: riding with helmet -> ø 5,8cm less distance kept by cars driving by
[11:50:29] james says: hahahahaha
[11:50:33] james says: brilliant!
[11:50:38] B says: helmet -> more feeling of safety -> riding less careful
[11:51:02] B says: riding bikes is no risk sport
[11:51:22] james says: my mountain biking friends in cape town always say: there is only one thing more dangerous than putting on a helmet
[11:51:30] james says: and that is when someone pulls out a camera
[11:52:02] B says: of all serious head injuries: 50% in cars (passangers+öedestrians), 20% falls, 10% homicide/suicide BUT only 2%cyclists
[11:52:19] B says: SO why should not all the others have to where helmets???!!
[11:52:30] james says: hehehe
[11:52:33] B says: hahaaa, fucking right!
[11:52:44] james says: youre right! we should have to wear a helmet just to get out of bed...
[11:52:55] james says: but sometimes bed can also be a source of head injuries...
[11:52:59] james says: eish
[11:53:00] james says: sorry
[11:53:03] B says: hehe
[11:53:25] james says: i mean that after a night drinking i often wake up with a headache... damn bed!
[11:53:27] B says: you have to ride 18 000 years to get one fatal head injury
[11:53:31] B says: in average
[11:53:42] B says: hahqaa u so right!!!
[11:53:55] james says: aaah i love statisitics...
[11:53:59] B says: damn i found so many cool statistics