It’s Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver this week, and Vancouver Coastal Health has interviewed MECH professor Dr. Peter Cripton on the importance of bicycle helmets. If you’re wondering whether or not to sport a helmet when you bike to work this week, make sure to check out what Dr. Cripton has to say about the effectiveness of helmets, the likelihood of sustaining a cycling injury, and even what to do about helmet hair!
Read the article here: http://www.vchri.ca/feature-stories/articles/2015/10/26/ask-expert-do-i-really-need-wear-bicycle-helmet-even-good-hair
Dr. Peter Cripton tests a helmet at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre at VGH.