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- From: lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: i can't believe i'm getting into this (was RE: HELMETS)
- Message-ID: <LOTTO.92Nov23170457@laura.harvard.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 22:04:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.033924.25567@spdc.ti.com> <By209y.49F@quadsys.com>
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- Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
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- In-reply-to: randy@megatek.com's message of 23 Nov 92 18:05:22 GMT
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- >>>>> On 23 Nov 92 18:05:22 GMT, randy@megatek.com (Randy Davis) said:
- Randy> Interesting. Although you can see that there is SOME loss, you
- Randy> determine, on the basis of a 30 second test done while, it sounds
- Randy> like, standing inside somewhere, that it is "_insignificant_"???
-
- (Further ranting and raving deleted)
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- Randy,
- Only problem is that his "impression" is borne out by ANSI,
- DOT, and Snell standards and the studies which resulted in them.
- Furthermore, there is no evidence short of contrived that helmet
- occlusion of peripheral vision is a contributory factor in accident
- involvement.
-
- Arguments based on calling the other guy an asshole do not
- prove your point.
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- Jerry Lotto <lotto@lhasa.harvard.edu> MSFCI, HOGSSC, BCSO, AMA, DoD #18
- Chemistry Dept., Harvard Univ. "It's my Harley, and I'll ride if I want to..."
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