Bike Helmets Work as Kendal Stays Silent

[SheWhoIsObeyed]

https://theconversation.com/bike-helmet ... tive-13935

What a surprise. Bike helmets work.

The risks of severe head injury were more than five times higher in cyclists not wearing a helmet compared to helmeted ones, and more than three times higher in motorcyclists not wearing a helmet at the time of injury.

Severe head injuries were defined as any with significant brain haemorrhage, complex skull fracture or brain swelling.

Some 70% of such patients end up on a ventilator in intensive care units; many patients with severe head injuries are left with permanent brain damage.

It’s estimated that each new case of severe brain injury costs Australia A$4.5 million.

Kendal's been silent since she pooh poohed bike helmets for her kids and then suffered the consequences of such utter stupidity. Blog is gone and nary a FB post since March.

The article is written by one of the authors of the actual study which can be found here. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/198 ... ment-costs

Not breaking links to actual news source and study

[OkToBeTakei]

I miss Kendal.

Or probably what I mean is I miss knowing what horrors she visited on her children, now one can only imagine. Which is scary.

[justakitten]

What happened with Kendel? I've been busy and must have missed something.

[lilwriter85]

What happened with Kendel? I've been busy and must have missed something.

She stopped blogging a few months back IIRC. She announced it on her blog. The speculation here on FJ was that she quit blogging because they are trying to adopt.

[justakitten]

Okay, thanks! The "suffered the consequences of such utter stupidity" made me think that something horrible happened.

[Rosie]

Okay, thanks! The "suffered the consequences of such utter stupidity" made me think that something horrible happened.

Same here - was there an accident after she poo-pooh'd helmets?

[August]

I foundthe post where she scorned helmets.

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