Wear cycle helmets! then this won't happen.

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.
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I used to be one of those people who thought that.

Luckily I came to my senses and started wearing one all the time.

Two months later I got hit side on by a car travelling 30mph+, there is no doubt the helmet saved severe head injuries. Had I not been wearing it then I probably wouldn't have been around to see the birth of my son.

The driver was charged with dangerous driving.
 
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I have to doubt it was your thin polystyrene helmet that save you from major brain damage. As I've said, they simply aren't designed and tested for that. This is what I mean about overstating the benefits, usually based on what doctors and paramedics (those well known materials scientists) say.
 
A lad local to me died on Thursday because he wasn't wearing a helmet, hit a car pulling out of a junction and gave a curb a good old head-butt.. Not 100% if he would have survived with wearing a lid, but im sure it would have helped!
 
I am willing to accept that a cycle helmet will not protect you from all impacts, neither will a motor cycle helmet.

However it is better to have a layer or destructible polystyrene between your head and a hard object is it not?
Given the choice that is.
 
SkodaMart said:
What is the 'logical' reason for not wearing a helmet then smart arse?

Maybe you should send a copy of your reply to the UCI
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Comfort vs risk vs benefit in an accident.

There are far more care accidents and pedestrian deaths and yet people are happy to drive without neck braces and cross the road without helmets yet your chances of being injured are greater than when riding a bike.

Perception of risk and benefit are skewed when it comes to cycling and helmets.
 
@platypus, sorry I may have mis-understood you.

Not sure where you stand on the helmet debate.

idiotic for?

You always wear yours I take it?

I would HATE for helmets to be made compulsory on bikes, but I would NEVER give advice that they are a bad idea as they could in the right situation save your life.
 
SkodaMart said:
You are telling me it doesn't feel great cycling without a helmet??

I love cycling without a helmet.

I would sooner crash with a helmet on my head however.
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Nope, it's great cycling without a helmet.

I certainly won't do it in Britain though.

SkodaMart said:
What is the 'logical' reason for not wearing a helmet then smart arse?
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A bunch of them have been posted in this thread.

Maybe you should send a copy of your reply to the UCI
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Ah, the UCI? One of the most idiotic governing bodies to grace the world of professional sport. Benefits or drawbacks of helmets aside, do you really think they would pass up another part of the moving billboard?
 
SkodaMart said:
@Platypus I frequently cycle without a helmet, in the UK.

Why would you not do the same?

Saying that, I know it's potentially stupid.
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The only reason is because it makes my Wife happier, that's it.

In France, where we cycle regularly, she is much more comfortable knowing that I go out, sometimes without a helmet, because of the infrastructure and because of driver attitudes.
 
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platypus said:
The only reason is because it makes my Wife happier, that's it.

In France, where we cycle regularly, she is much more comfortable knowing that I go out, sometimes without a helmet, because of the infrastructure and because of driver attitudes.
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You think the French drivers have better attitudes towards others?

Bloody hell last time I went they were all chaotic idiots.
 
My experience driving in France is yes that they are chaotic. They are much more used to cyclists being on the roads though, it's much more of a cultural thing.
 
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You think the French drivers have better attitudes towards others?
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Towards cyclists, yes. Riding in France is brilliant compared to the UK because of the drivers and the road surfaces (except in the wet as French road builders don't seem to have got the hang of using camber to shift water).
 
platypus said:
My experience driving in France is yes that they are chaotic. They are much more used to cyclists being on the roads though, it's much more of a cultural thing.
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I rode in china and had a very similar feeling. They didn't have helmets available (i would have worn one given the choice) but you could sense that the other vehicles were giving plenty of space and were well aware of you, it was really surreal.

Of course here, i never cycle anywhere without my helmet. Hardly a week goes by without a scary moment cycling back home.
 
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