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"Pittsburgh bound" <c.w.pittsburgh@verizon.net.nospam> wrote in message news:<rrNfc.64925$QQ6.25862@nwrdny02.gnilink.net>...
> Have a cup of coffee with me and read this article from NZ.  Says a white
> helmet has a 24% lower risk than black  Food for thought.
>
> http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/brighthelmetstudy/


That study and its results are absolute bullshit.  First, how many
riders wear bright colors or helmets?  Not many, a very low number of
the total, thus, the percentage of accidents of that population will
be lower when compared to the larger population that wears darker
colors.  Next, here is a quote from the study; "..lower risk of crash
related injury than those who were not wearing such materials.."
Notice that each "statistic" is saying "crash related injury" not
total number of accidents.  What the fuck does the color of my gear
have to do with the extent of my injuries?  If I take my brain bucket
and paint it fluorescent orange and do an endo at 80mph will I get
less of a head injury than if I left it black?  Total bullshit (like
my reply).  If I dye my jeans yellow will they resist the road
dragging longer?

As a side note, if you were to say that the bright colors make the
biker more noticeable to the cager then I would say there might be
something valid in that argument which helps support the fact that
"loud pipes save lives." Yes a self-proved fact as I have personally
used my loud pipes as a horn many times to get noticed or freeze deer.

And in closing, shit, I forgot what I was going to say!  Oh well, have
another round on my tab.

Ride free or die.

//Hunter