Según un estudio, los automovilistas tenderían a pasar más cerca de los ciclistas que usan casco.A continuación el articulo:
Vehicles 'drive closer to cyclists wearing helmets'
By Pierre Cooper
Published: 12 September 2006
Cyclists who wear helmets are more likely to be knocked down by passing vehicles, research suggests.
A study found that drivers tended to pass closer when overtaking cyclists wearing helmets than those who were bareheaded, by 8.5cm on average.
Dr Ian Walker, a lecturer at Bath University, used a bike fitted with a computer and an ultrasonic distance sensor to analyse 2,500 overtakings in Salisbury and Bristol. He was struck twice during the experiment, by a bus and a lorry, while wearing a helmet.
The average car passed 1.33m (4ft 4ins) away from the bicycle, whereas the average lorry got 19cm (7.5in) closer and the average bus 23cm (9in) closer. There was no evidence of 4x4s (SUVs) getting any closer than ordinary cars.
Dr Walker said: "This study shows that when drivers overtake a cyclist, the margin for error they leave is affected by the cyclist's appearance. By leaving the cyclist less room, drivers reduce the safety margin that cyclists need to deal with obstacles in the road, such as drain covers and potholes, as well as the margin for error in their own judgements.
"We know that helmets are useful in low-speed falls, and so definitely good for children, but whether they offer any real protection to somebody struck by a car is very controversial. Either way, this study suggests wearing a helmet might make a collision more likely in the first place."
Dr Walker thinks the reason drivers give less room to cyclists wearing helmets is because they see them as "Lycra-clad street-warriors" and believe that they are more predictable than those without.
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7 comentarios:
Automovilistas del orto. Aca en Chile mataron hace poco a un ciclista, y lo dejaron tirado en la carretera.
Por puro que tienen una caparazón de fierro y no se cansan.
Cletear o morir !!!
el casco arma de doble filo??????
nicagandooooo hace poco un amigo fue superman por dos segundos y cayo seco en el asfalto de cabeza...el casco se abrió como un melón pero la cabeza quedó igual...bueno medio ueón nomás.
puta colegas me fui a mi casa y el 18 me fui a subir una cumbre a buscar árboles Alerces en cleta...llegué pero antes me cai y mi muñeca que do pal chuto, no me la qbré pero el tendón qdó pal loli ta toda azul la ueá...esto de ir enganchao a lo pedales si es un arma de doble filo sobre todo en terrenos rocosos ayayayyyy (toy escribiendo con la izq. por si no saben) jaja.
Puta Castor, y donde quedaron los superpoderes!!! Lo siento compañero. Mejorate rapido, para que hagamos la proxima cumbre. SAludos,
Puta, que mala, lo siento Castor.
Al final cualquier cosa puede ser un arma de doble filo.
Recuerden de subir las fotos de las expediciones que se manden.
Oyecastor, ¿y ahora vas a andar con la muñeca doblada? :P
De repente hay que usar un casco camuflado, que parezca pelo no más... :S
una peluca de toni. jajajaj
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