Madam, – I’ve had 40-odd years of accident-free cycling. Two weeks ago I hit a pothole while avoiding another. My head slammed off the brick centre of the roundabout I was on.
I have no doubt my helmet saved my life. I have no doubt that my high-visibility vest prevented cars from hitting me. It is highly irresponsible to make claims to the contrary. (March 9th). – Yours, etc,
Madam, – Dr Brendan McCann suggests that cycling is dangerous because 54 pedal cyclists were killed on Irish roads between 2005 and 2009. Some 977 pedestrians were killed over the same period: are helmets to be recommended for pedestrians? – Yours, etc,