Anyone Who Watched the Giro Yesterday Still Think Helmets Don't Do Their Job!?!

[mjr]

I believe that his glasses were what damaged his face.

Who's their glasses sponsor and to what level do they pass EN 166?

 

[bpsmith]

Who's their glasses sponsor and to what level do they pass EN 166?

Yawn.

 

[mjr]

Yawn.

The absurdity of helmet fans: thinks soft polystyrene on hard bone is worthwhile but doesn't care about what goes in front of squishy eyeballs...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Thinking back to the 'gap' thread which has had a lot of nostalgia in it, I fell off a number of times between the ages of 5 and 18, at least one saw me in hospital with a suspected green stick fracture. None of them saw me with head injuries. It turns out the bank of anecdotal 'I fell off and didn't need a helmet to save my life' stories actually do exist, they are just a bit of a while ago.

Can I play? I had two bad 'uns in the 70s/80s. One of which was a flying-like-superman job as a teenager which left my head untouched, and the other was in my mid 20s, a low speed one (feet stayed strapped in) that knocked me out cold and resulted in lots of blood on the road, and frightened the willies out of my mate, who thought I was dead.

Come to think of it, I've been a bit stupid ever since then. If only I'd been wearing a helmet.

 

[.stu]

I've come off a few times and never hurt my head - mainly my elbows and knees that take the brunt of it. One time I even came off BECAUSE I was wearing a helmet - a bee flew between the strap and my cheek, and while I frantically trying to get it out I rode into a hedge full of stingers.

 

[MisterStan]

I fell off yesterday, my shoelace got tangled in the cage on the pedal. The helmet I wasn't wearing did nothing to save my elbow.

 

[Licramite]

You endorse the wearing of safety helmets by competitive cyclists. And I think we are being invited to conclude that therefore all cyclists should wear helmets.

Do you endorse the wearing of safety helmets by Formula 1 drivers?

They do, their heads aren't that shape normally.

 

[Licramite]

I fell off yesterday, my shoelace got tangled in the cage on the pedal. The helmet I wasn't wearing did nothing to save my elbow.

try wearing on your elbow next time.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

try wearing on your elbow next time.

Finally, an explanation for the people I see cycling along carrying helmets. Some are also protecting their right hand grip, which seems sensible, I've damaged the end of the grips in quite a large percentage of my offs.

 

[Tin Pot]

The absurdity of helmet fans: thinks soft polystyrene on hard bone is worthwhile but doesn't care about what goes in front of squishy eyeballs...

It's the wheels of articulated lorry crushing rib cage that bothers me most.

Where is my torso helmet, Wiggle?

 

[w00hoo_kent]

It's the wheels of articulated lorry crushing rib cage that bothers me most.

Where is my torso helmet, Wiggle?

Right, let's ride

 

[Tin Pot]

Right, let's ride

I would buy that in a fricking heartbeat!

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I bet your scranus would get sweaty though.

 

[jefmcg]

I believe that his glasses were what damaged his face.

I accidentally saw a picture of him after that accident on some foreign news site. It wasn't his glasses. It looked like he had no nose, it was pressed flat into his face. Clearly he hit the road face on, and his helmet provide no protection whatever.

 

[ianrauk]

I accidentally saw a picture of him after that accident on some foreign news site. It wasn't his glasses. It looked like he had no nose, it was pressed flat into his face. Clearly he hit the road face on, and his helmet provide no protection whatever.

A good reason why the pro peleton should wear the @w00hoo_kent style helmet.