EBM: The Rantings of an Aging Armed Pinko Chick

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

In part, Sir Hugh William Bell Cairns, a British neurosurgeon. He was a neurosurgeon who treated T.E. Lawrence after Lawrence's fatal crash in 1935. That experience sparked Cairns's research on head protection for motorcyclists.

Stewart DeanSeptember 20, 2011 5:14 PM
And the Rolls of Rolls-Royce was killed in 1907 when, before the days of seat belts, he was thrown up while flying and had his skull punctured by a bolt protruding down above the pilot's seat. The Rolls-Royce badge had been red. Thereafter, it was black in his memory.
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Ole Phat StuSeptember 21, 2011 7:23 AM
And still there are states in the US where helmets are not compulsory.
Praise Darwin ;-)
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Comrade MisfitSeptember 21, 2011 9:51 AM
This summer, in upstate NY, a boatload of motorcyclists held a "protest ride" and rode without theirhelmets.

One of the riders crashed his bike, hit his head and died.

Darwin at work.
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RuckusSeptember 21, 2011 7:06 PM
Stu
If you have nothing to put inside you don't need a helmet.
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