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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=048524404-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Clicking <STRONG>Download</STRONG>, then <STRONG>Stanford Law
School</STRONG> worked here.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=048524404-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>An interesting paper which tries to quantify and
integrate many of the common points of argument.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=048524404-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial><FONT size=2><U>Hint</U>: It all depends on $B&$(Bm, the reduction in
cycling due to the helmet law. If that is zero, then the percent of the
potential health benefit achieved, %HB $B"a(B 1.0 (or $B'6(B* - $B'6(B). But $B&$(Bm is
actually poorly known (Perth data notwithstanding). The
analysis suggests that even if $B&$(Bm is fairly small (say 10%), %HB is pretty
much wiped out (it rapidly becomes negative). </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=048524404-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><FONT size=2>Which has
been argued here before, but qualitatively.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=048524404-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>G.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au
[mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
Whittle<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 28 April 2009 2:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> John
Nightingale; Richard Hockey; bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[bikeqld] Evaluating the Health Benefit of Bicycle Helmet LawsbyPiet De
Jong<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953575803-28042009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Not in QUT library, so yes please, Richard, send
away!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>P</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> John Nightingale
[mailto:adsliif2@iinet.net.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 28 April 2009 1:39
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Peter Whittle; Richard Hockey;
bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bikeqld] Evaluating the Health
Benefit of Bicycle Helmet Laws byPiet De Jong<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">If you can$B!G(Bt access the whole article, use your QUT
library portal to get it, they would probably subscribe to the journal.
Alternatively, email the author at Macquarie Uni, he may send you a
copy.<BR>J.<BR><BR><BR>On 28/4/09 1:29 PM, "Peter Whittle"
<peter.whittle@qut.edu.au> wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial>Unfortunately, this seems to be the Abstract
only?<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial>P<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au [<A
href="mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au]">mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au]</A>
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard Hockey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 28 April 2009
10:37 AM<BR><B>To:</B> bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> [bikeqld]
Evaluating the Health Benefit of Bicycle Helmet Laws byPiet De
Jong<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR><A
href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368064&download=yes">http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368064&download=yes</A>
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href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368064&download=yes"><http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368064&amp;download=yes></A>
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