[SDCBC] Fwd: RE: LCI: 20/20 Tonight (Friday) - Helmet Use Issues

[Jim Baross]

An interesting, but from accounts I've read, a flawed study... though 
I think part of the finding may be right that some motorists give 
more lateral space when passing bicyclists who are not wearing 
helmets and to bicyclists they can identify as females.

>Subject: RE: LCI: 20/20 Tonight (Friday) - Helmet Use Issues
>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:38:38 +0000

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>Chris Z. wrote:
> > Tonight, ABC's 20/20 will be featuring the gentleman ...
> > that studied the relationship between a helmet wearing
> > bicyclist and overtaking motor vehicle distances.
>
>FYI: I just watched the video in which Dr. Ian Walker
>http://www.drianwalker.com/
>appears via the ABC News web page for the piece
>http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2893122
>by clicking on the link marked
>VIDEO> 'Scared Stiff:' Unintended Consequences
>
>There's also a direct link to the video
>http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2893367
>but you still get treated to the 14 second commercial 8-(
>
>Bruce R, [L|E]CI #319