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Posted by Andrew998 on August 30, 2008, 1:34 am
> Paul Ciszek wrote:
>> Does anyone manufacture novelty helmets that actually protect the head?
>>
>> An acquaintance has had a mishap (on a bicycle), the details of which
>> he can't quite remember. :-( He is now willing to start wearing a
>> helmet. But he would like, if possible, to get one that looks like
>> the old Kaiser Wilhelm era german military helmets, with the spike on
>> top.
>> I suppose a phony plastic spike could be glued on to a helmet of the
>> right shape. Does anyone sell helmets that look like this?
> Regular Bicycle Foam Hats, er helmets, really only function for bump and
> scrape protection. Whole population studies have shown no statistically
> significant reduction in serious head injuries and death with bicycle foam
> hat use.
>
And yet this study suggests otherwise:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pdf/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme1/bicyclehelmetsreviewofeffect4726
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Andrew998
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