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I think these statistics would be far more meaningful if you were to look 
at the age groups involved. The chances of me tripping, breaking my hip 
and dying are really not as great as me being hit by a car and killed 
(with my helmet on). Now if I was 85 and suffered from osteoperosis, then 
there is a real possibility that I could stumble, fall and die as a result.
I don't support helmet legislation, but I think this sort of misinformation 
only makes one person look silly.

Simon

On Fri, 3 Nov 1995, Avery Burdett wrote:

> In Canada, more people (634) die from falls than die from cycling
> (116). The breakdown for known causes are: 211 due to falling down
> stairs, 130 due to tripping or stumbling, and 202 due to falling
> from buildings or into holes.
> 
> In BC, more people die from falls (268) or suffocation (41) than
> cycling (16). (No further breakdown of these figures for BC).
> 
> These figures make BC's bicycle helmet legislation and those who
> support it look silly.
> 
> Figures are for 1989, and published by the Canada Safety Council.
> --
> Avery Burdett
> Ottawa, Ontario
> 
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