OT: Aussie. They are right, helmet compulsion can lead to death.

[Mrcheerful]

A PENSIONER suffered a heart attack after he struggled with police who
stopped him for riding his motorised bicycle without a helmet, a Sydney
inquest has heard.
Gheorghe Lisita, 63, from Claymore in Sydney's southwest, died after he
refused to give his details to police who had stopped him while he was
riding through nearby Campbelltown on May 28 last year, the NSW Coroner's
Court was told today.
Mr Lisita, a pensioner with a heart condition, argued with officers when
they tried to issue him with an infringement notice for not wearing a
helmet.
A scuffle ensued and Mr Lisita was arrested and handcuffed.
He then collapsed to the ground and could not be revived by paramedics,
counsel assisting the coroner, Anna Johnson, said.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/pensioner-died-after-struggle-with-police/story-fndo48ca-1226475758947

[heidt...@gmail.com]

What it actually shows is that if he'd been wearing a helmet it would
have saved his life - I trust there will now be no further arguments on that
issue.

[Dave - Cyclists VOR]

Typical cyclist, no respect for the law.

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Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."