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They mention in in all bicycle injuries. When the woman was crished by a truck in downtown Portland this year, they mentioned that she was wearing a helmet, as if somehow if she had not been wearing a helment, she would have been at fault when the truck crushed her. They also mentioned it when a guy was hit at 50 mph, as if a styrofoam beer cooler on his head would have saved him when getting hit at 50 mph. Somehow it has become the mantra of all reporters when reporting on bicycle/vehicle collissions.

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George Schreck
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From: Erik
I like how they fail to mention any head trauma, but point out that he wasn't wearing a helmet anyway. As if that would've saved him from an impact that was hard enough to throw his bike 20 feet into the air.

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