Wear cycle helmets! then this won't happen.

Fuzz said:
Sadly, somehow I see this uncle bloke and your ex finding some way of blaming you for it all... :(

Hope the kid makes a proper and full recovery anyway.


I'm thinking of changing my lid from one of those on top of the head highly vented styrene ones to one of the ones the BMX'ers usually wear, more of a right down round the ears job.
What are they called because lighter evening are not far round the corner and I'll be back cycling to work soon.
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Pro Tec B2 and the Pro Tec Classic are popular. Bern make some nice lids too.
 
davido_labido said:
blimey leon, you lead an eventful life mate!
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These things happen I suppose; I actually feel pretty lousy about it, I wasn't going to let my son go out for a ride because it was a little late in the day. If he hadn't gone out then there wouldn't have been an accident; too many what-ifs though, if he wore a helmet, if he had not ridden on the path, just plain bad luck in the end.


The lads sister rang my son; he's got a blood clot as well as the fractured skull, they will operate in the morning to get rid of the clot. After that they think he should be fine; just time to heal, at least he will be ok hopefully.
 
In NZ it's illegal to cycle without a helmet. Saw a cop pull over a couple of cyclists the other day and issue an on the spot fine as they weren't wearing one. The retarded thing here is that life jackets are not compulsory on boats! There are always stories of people drowning on fishing boats weekly. It's as if the government has double standards.

I personally hate the idea of being forced to wear a helmet - it should be someone's right to choose that themselves. That being said, when I lived on the UK I always wore when despite not being legally required to do so and therefore don't mind wearing one here as I have always done so. The difference with the UK is that it was my choice, not the governments.
 
[FnG]magnolia;25729314 said:
IF HE'D PAID ROAD TAX THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, ALSO INSURANCE AND OTHER THINGS.
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I do wonder if I'm the only one who 'gets' your (somewhat warped) sense of humour. This garnered a good giggle from me (as a cyclist), but there's a time and a place...
 
Lysander said:
I thought there was just as much argument for not wearing a cycle helmet than wearing one.
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Lol?? What??

The 'argument' for not wearing a helmet is, it feels great having the wind in your hair etc.

Problem is, brain damage and death don't feel so great.

There is ONE reason and ONE reason only not to wear a helmet, and that's freedom of choice.

Wise people wear helmets, although it's no guarantee against head injury protection, it certainly helps.
 
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Hitman_Leon said:
Someone took the two bikes to my son's grandmothers and my son went to the hospital with his friend because the lads own uncle refused to go :mad:
(kind of figures really because this so called 'uncle' is the new male friend of my ex, I guess scum-bags just gravitate together)
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So not really his uncle then.

Sorry, cycle helmets aside, it dose sound like you live in Jeremy Kyle land.
 
SkodaMart said:
Lol?? What??

The 'argument' for not wearing a helmet is, it feels great having the wind in your hair etc.

Problem is, brain damage and death don't feel so great.

There is ONE reason and ONE reason only not to wear a helmet, and that's freedom of choice.

Wise people wear helmets, although it's no guarantee against head injury protection, it certainly helps.
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A cycle helmet is unlikely to prevent brain damage. The sort of accident the protect your head in are low speed falls. The EU standard to which helmets are manufactured states they have to protect the head in a stationary fall from 2m.

I smashed mine the other day when the front wheel slid out as I pulled away from the lights. Cycle helmets are the difference between walking away or visiting A&E with a concussion and needing a few stitches. If the impact is likely to do more than that then a cycle helmet won't help much.
 
Ah this thread again, where people who don't wear them assume when they have an accident it'll be one where "not wearing one saved me from further damage"; so that's why they don't.

Could a few of you tell me the next lottery results too? ;)
 
If he had rode in the cycle lane and not on the pedestrian pavement designed for pedestrians and not bicycles, would he have clipped the lampost, which generally get's installed into the pavement?

I think the bigger lesson here is not to cycle on pavements!
 
I used to ride a motorcycle and in states with no helmet laws I wouldn't wear one. Looking back, i wonder how I could have been so retarded as to hurtle down freeways at 110 with nothing but a tshirt and jeans to soften the road. Even when I did wear a brain bucket it was one of those plastic nazi helmets that wouldn't have done anything. Stupidity of youth I guess. I know guys who have had their lives saved by decent helmets and showed me the caved in foam. Worth it for them!
 
[DOD]Asprilla;25730024 said:
A cycle helmet is unlikely to prevent brain damage. The sort of accident the protect your head in are low speed falls. The EU standard to which helmets are manufactured states they have to protect the head in a stationary fall from 2m.

I smashed mine the other day when the front wheel slid out as I pulled away from the lights. Cycle helmets are the difference between walking away or visiting A&E with a concussion and needing a few stitches. If the impact is likely to do more than that then a cycle helmet won't help much.
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I agree after all it is a lightweight polystyrene helmet.

However - don't expect much sympathy from Paramedics or Insurance companies if your are unlucky enough to have an accident and require hospital treatment.

As a very vulnerable road user, most vulnerable of all possibly, all precautions should be taken to avoid injury.

So do I wear my helmet, No, foolishly not always, as I enjoy the freedom of not wearing one, however I do think it's silly not doing.

I think falling off, sliding and hitting your head is just as likely as being hit by a car, and I have been hit by a car, right over the roof superman style - not fun.
 
ChrisJSY said:
Ah this thread again, where people who don't wear them assume when they have an accident it'll be one where "not wearing one saved me from further damage"; so that's why they don't.

Could a few of you tell me the next lottery results too? ;)
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Do you assume the opposite?

No one is saying helmets aren't useful, just that their overall benefit is overstated by most folks.
 
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