[Dan Alexander]

Hey Brad,

Don't get upset!

I and I'm sure that everyone else here appreciates the thought behind the post and know that your intent is our best health and safety and it's appreciated. I think the point that was trying to be made was that the fellow ( not you ) who said that the brace would have kept him out of the wheelchair didn't really have anything concrete to back that up. It could be that he was wearing the brace and still may have had a neck injury that put him an a chair. Hard to say after the fact.

Just by starting the thread you have caused a lot of thought to take place and provoked a lot of discussion on the topic. No one can consider that a negative in any way. By trying to decipher the charts and stats I think it was more out of a sense of 'what are the chances it can happen to me' instead of any doubt about the brace and it's good. We all consider the dangers when we ride and try and make informed and balanced choices in how we dress for the worst. Isn't it always a personal choice of cost versus comfort versus the degree of safety provided? I've never seen one and wouldn't mind trying one to see if it's comfortable and a lot of trouble or not before deciding. This has certainly opened my eyes to a danger I never considered and that is appreciated. I may never wear one but I'm open to learning more about it ... and that's a step in the right direction ... thanks to you.