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• Lawyer promoting helmets

  And the helmet failed again to save this victims life.

  Posted by ch1 July 01, 2011 09:29:54

• he lost

  I'm not sure if there are any active links available, but the appeal was lost.
  
  3 BC court of Appeal judges did not find the errors were significant enough to change the ruling.
  
  Of note is that the cyclist was wearing a helmet, (as was the only other cyclist to die in Richmond over the last 10 years) the mandatory use of which Mr. Hay passionately supports.
  
  This detail may be left out of the story because it is obviously poor driving that caused this death, but is also the point. Helmets are not made to withstand collisions with motor vehicles and the record of their use in collisions with motor vehicles reflect this.
  
  According to ICBC records, in 1995 (pre-law), head injuries as a percentage of overall injuries stood at 12.8%. In 1997 (post-law) the same injuries were recorded at 13.9%
  
  There were just 9 cycling fatalities in 1994, before the law and for the last year stats were available (2007) there were 11 cycling deaths.
  
  Hardly the record helmet proponents were hoping for when they predicted a dramatic decrease in cycling fatalities and serious injury, the purpose of the law.
  
  I don't understand how there are those that still support the helmet law when it has so obviously failed in it's purpose.

  Posted by Brad June 29, 2011 08:52:18

• And what happened?

  I can't find any news article that talk about the incident. Could someone share links.

  Posted by Cyclist April 30, 2011 09:53:06