some scrapes and sore as fuck, but no broken bones and no broken noggin
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And this is why my opinion of someone drops by ten points whenever I hear them make fun of someone for wearing safety gear
Remember: it’s very hot to care about your own life and wellbeing~
HELL YEAH safety
Nothing like seeing a windscreen wiper shaped indentation in your helmet to reaffirm that wearing one was the right choice.
helmets FTW.
i still remember when i was walking around my countryside in november on some very slippery ice. expectedly, i slipped and fell straight on my head. the only thing that saved me was that i was still in my airsoft uniform from a match earlier that day, and the helmet absorbed the impact.
I just rode 40 min not realizing my helmet wasn’t buckled because I had a respirator for allergies and road particulate which has it’s own chin strap
When someone asks why I always cycle with a helmet I always show them this video 😆
Cycling without a helmet is truly one of those things that have literally no point. Like legit why would anyone do that. Its a 2 kilo thing you strap to your head that just instantly reduces the chance for you to die(i dont know the statistics for this but its like actually a huge reduction)
While I wear a helmet almost every time I bike, I will never push someone to wear one if they’re not convinced. Not cycling is almost always worse than not having a helmet. Cars are more dangerous, so is being sedentary.
The Netherlands, kingdom of cycling has almost no helmet use because the streets are safe and well designed.
By that same metric it would make sense to wear a helmet while walking, in case you slip and fall. Or While driving.
'cause it’s hot and you have to carry it with you or store it somewhere
As a member of Gen X, we didn’t wear helmets as kids (because the helmet usually cost more than the bike) and the habit stuck for a lot of people.
Glad you’re OK
Over the last two years I fell twice. One was the only time I didn’t wear a helmet, thankfully my head didn’t hit but it could have and my neck muscles saved me (I know because they were sore the next day). The other fall my helmet hit the ground pretty strong but I didn’t have a thing thanks to it.
I know enough about bike helmets to realize that, in that situation, your brain would be scattered all over the ground if you weren’t wearing one.
I flipped my bike in 2016 and my helmet saved me twice, once when it hit the asphalt, once when my bike came over and smashed into the top.
Split it almost comically in half.
I kept it on my desk when I worked on bikes. Every single person who bought a bike got interrogated about whether they have a helmet. Every single person got the lecture on helmet safety. If they seemed iffy or unconvinced, I’ll ask them if they want this to be their skull instead. That convinced them every time.
Some people don’t think you need a helmet until you fucking need a hekmet. But then it’s too late.
Congrats o surviving the crash, make sure to replace ASAP! (though I doubt you need a reminder lol)
It was always wild to me that people just didn’t want to wear them. Like. I like having a brain that functions. I do not give a shit about this idea of it not being fashionable. My brain is more important than fashion!
I’ve hosted some biking events with friends/youth groups/family and one thing I make clear is show up with a helmet or don’t show up at all. With the caveat that if you don’t have one, I have extras and will provide one if you need one, and I have bought helmets for people before because they couldn’t afford one.
I don’t care how you feel on your own rides, just wear a proper helmet. Or you don’t ride with me.
As for fashion, my partner and I have matching helmets that match our usual riding gear, and i made them a 3d printed unicorn horn to stick on their helmet that immediately got stuck on and now I have to promise to make a new one for every new helmet they get. Personalize your helmet and who cares if it’s fashionable.
I watched a guy fumble with his pedals at 0 mph, fall down and hit his head on concrete. Major Neuro trauma.
That was almost your calculator!
Yep, helmets save lives!
Saved mine for sure.
been there, done that
