Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by adhesive_wombat on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @09:54AM
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Indeed: A bit like how wearing a flak jacket is correlated with being shot, and use of scuba tanks are correlated with drowning underwater.
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by UncleEntity on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @12:41PM
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I’ve only ever been shot at while wearing a flak jacket…
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by adhesive_wombat on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @04:18PM
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See?! My idea "Flak jackets considered harmful" is proven (n=1).
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by someweirdperson on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:27PM
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A flak jacket is not a bulletproof vest.
So it's relevant information, but the direct effect of "wearing a helmet cuts the risk of serious head injury by 60% and a deadly brain injury by 71%" is more important information.