It does paint an interesting picture of the foundations and strength of the pro-helmet lobby.

 

Nicholas Oddy

 

From: Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of burton richard
Sent: 22 May 2012 15:54
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Damian McGrath's suggestion[Scanned-Clean]

 

Or in other words, our case is so weak that we dare not debate with anyone who knows what they are talking about, and I'll be shown up as someone with more faith than facts.

On 22 May 2012 15:49, David Patton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

As it happens, "the guy" Damian suggested asking is very active in our local bicycle advisory committee.

 

I sent him (Randy Swart) the announcement; this is his reply.

 

David Patton

Arlington County (Virginia) Div. of Transportation


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From: Randy Swart <[log in to unmask]>
Date: May 22, 2012 9:30:01 AM EDT
To: David Patton <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: helmet proponent sought for Velo-city

At 5/22/2012, you wrote:

Randy ... Please contact me if you're interested.

I will not be going, and am not interested in debating helmet laws with the ECF experts. You could spend your whole life doing that, with zero benefit for anybody.

Randy


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Randy Swart
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Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Arlington, VA  USA
703-486-0100
www.helmets.org