Thinking before a ride means deciding to wear a helmet
Police not enforcing helmet laws, doctor says – Cycling head injuries down, but 40% in B.C. don’t wear helmets: ‘The skull is only the thickness of three pennies’
Many cyclists still refuse to wear helmets, Vancouver police say
Geoff Meggs still isn’t exactly sure what happened on March 9 when he was out for a bike ride. Travelling along a bike route on Angus Drive near West 43rd Avenue, the Vancouver city councillor and avid cyclist apparently missed a stop sign. He was hit by a car and sent flying. He suffered multiple fractures in his lower back and spent four days in hospital.
“There was a lot of damage to my helmet,” Meggs says in a phone interview. “It was quite a shock.”
Meggs is getting better, but he’s still not ready to ride his bike all over the place like he used to. He sees a physiotherapist regularly to address his resulting aches and pains.
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