I've never heard of a single person who has regretted wearing a helmet, yet people are still incredibly resistant to the idea.
I just don't get it.
I spoke with a guy, strong cycling supporter with influence in our local government. He made it clear that he views helmets are unnecessary "with safe cycling infrastructure."
While I get the logic, the reality is that a large number of crashes (reported as half) are single bike accidents with no involvement of another vehicle (i.e. car).
This is why, even when you look at the underreported stats from the Netherlands, cyclists have very high rates of head injuries. They don't wear helmets, have the gold-standard cycling infrastructure, yet crack their head open.
The point is, don't be stupid and just wear a damn helmet.
Please don't forgot to wear a helmet when riding on 4 wheelers or ATVs. I've seen far too many life changing injuries on those damn things. I forced my own brother to get a good helmet when he had one and it saved his life. He flipped the damn thing on top of him and only came out with a shattered wrist. His helmet cracked like an egg but his head was fine.
I know this. I used to ride. Got hit by a car swiping three lanes across traffic. They didn't care to look. My head whacked the pavement hard. Got road rash and a concussion. The helmet saved my life though.
Weirdly had PTSD after trying to ride again and dropped it like a bad habit. Helmets save lives, on bicycles too y'all. Just shocking to see how many folks on both motorcycles and bicycles that don't wear a helmet.
Fuck anyone who advocates against wearing a full-faced helmet. Fuck modular too, the kind moto cops wear that pop open... Cuz guess when they'll unfortunately pop open?
There's a fortnine video advocating against wearing armor, that kevlar alone would take care of abrasion injuries etc. You know what I like when I crash? Not getting pebbles embedded into my elbow or knee flesh.
Have fun, get there, and get old.
We have laws which force people to wear helmets, and wear seat belts. These are common sense laws to prevent people from killing themselves. Nobody bats an eye.
This is the example I'd use during covid when people were complaining about masks being against their rights, even when it would protect them from being sick.
My guy, you're someone who wouldn't wear a helmet if the laws had only just changed to enforce them. You're a hazard to yourself.
Yeah, got one just like that.
Helmet means full face, fuck everything else.
Cat owner?
It wouldn't have gotten so scratched up if you'd have left it home. Jeez.
(J/K)
Always wear an approved brain bucket and gear or become a road pizza.
Cool but can I get another model? I feel like the white shit wouldn't be great for visibility
Don't forget leathers or some other full body protection, too. Dress for the slide, not the ride.
This breaks the rider's collarbone. (Still better than not having a face though)
I thought it was just wrapped in plastic at first and was confused until I realized those were scratches on the front glass.
A few years back I was training to ride the Seattle to Portland in the 1-day format. Had a training regimen I put together and was steadily progressing and building endurance and strength.
One day I go on a training ride on a very cold and rainy December day in Seattle. Decide to take the trail that rides through the train yard then pedal up to the docks.
As I'm riding along the trail there's this segment that crosses some train tracks at an angle. The temperature is also colder here next to the shore than by my home and the rain here is mixed with snow.
Having ridden this segment dozens if not a couple hundred times in rain or shine, I didn't think too much of it. However the added mix of snow and colder temps caused those rails to become the slickest surface known to man.
I come up to the gentle curve at speed, my front tire hits the rail of the track and my bike goes sideways while I continue moving forward. I land in puddle on my right side and then the water acts like a slip-N-slide on the blacktop and I proceed to slide along the trail at speed and slam head first, which deflected to the side, then followed up to my right shoulder, into a bollard.
I was wearing a helmet when this happened and I still laid dazed in that cold ass puddle for a good 2-3 minutes before standing up, pulling myself together, and called my wife to pick me up and take me to the ER to get the confirmation that I had a concussion and to rule out anything worse. My shoulder was also bruised and sore for a good week.
Even with the helmet, I had memory issues for 6-10 months.
If I weren't wearing a helmet I'm not sure I'd be here telling this story. If I were to have survived I would have had some serious trauma and recovery if not permanent damage.
One time I turned too sharp on my then-new ebike and pitched forward head-first into the asphalt.
I was wearing my helmet, so I didn't end up with any damage other than a bit of a scare, but I'm sure if I wasn't I'd've ended up with a chipped tooth or a concussion. Always wear your helmet.
