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Yep. But we are trying to understand and interpret the law, so it helps! I'm not a lawyer, BTW, not even close.
Serioiusly, if you really want to try and understand contributory negligence (at least as it relates to cycle helmets) the document I linked to up there ^^^ written by a lawyer who works with the cyclist defence fund is quite good (if dull).
More generally, about contributory negligence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributory_negligence