Do you wear a helmet on your commute?

[Peter Armstrong]

I stand correct, im sorry

http://cyclehelmets.org/1012.html

 

[Theseus]

Ok, we will both smash our heads at 20mph into a wall, I will wear a helmet and you, well you just dont wear one, who would come out worse?

I would prefer to use my training in better road craft and cycling skill to avoid hitting the wall in the first place.

 

[Red Light]

I believe only Australia, New Zealand and a few US states have compulsory helmet laws.

You think wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet_laws_by_country

We even have a mandatory helmet law in Jersey now.

 

[Red Light]

Ok, we will both smash our heads at 20mph into a wall, I will wear a helmet and you, well you just dont wear one, who would come out worse?

20mph is about four times the design limit of a helmet anyway. So we both stand in front of a howitzer while they fire a round off at each of us. You wear a bullet proof vest, I won't. Who will come out worse?

 

[Red Light]

Pete figures oviously.........

Can you share those Pete figures with us and how they were derived?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Oh here we go again.. Have you lot got the memory of a goldfish?

I haven't but I worry about the rest of them.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Can you share those Pete figures with us and how they were derived?

No! these are secret and in my head only

 

[Red Light]

No! these are secret and in my head only

Did the little voices tell them to you?

 

[Keith Oates]

I'm of the opinion that everyone should have the chance to choose whether they wear one or not. However having said that I nearly always to wear one but can't say if they save lives or not. What I can say is that I recently had an off and suffered a broken collar bone and had some nasty abrasions on my elbow, knee, leg and ankle. When in the hospital the nurse noticed that I some red marks on the side of my head which turned out to be from the padding inside the helmet. The doctor ordered a MRI scan which was taken and showed no problems. When we later inspected the actual helmet it had some scratching on the outer coloured covering and the 'foam structure' was cracked in two locations from the bottom rim to almost the crown of the helmet.
I can't say it saved my life and am not trying to, but I can say that it saved a lot of bruising and road rash to the side of my head and I'm very happy I was wearing the helmet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Peter Armstrong]

So should I stop wearing my helmet now?

 

[benb]

[QUOTE 1997720, member: 45"]
If the stats for pedestrian injuries are heavily affected by the number of drunks and people running across busy roads, then the stats aren't relevant to you strolling through the park. The typical pedestrian is at less risk of injury than the stats which encompass all pedestrian injuries.

Equally the case with cycling.

So it is incorrect to say that cycling compares to walking in terms of risk.[/quote]

Even if that's true, it doesn't explain why cyclists are constantly encouraged to wear helmets and pedestrians aren't.

 

[benb]

Is that a serious question?

Yes, and not one person who is in favour of helmets has been able to adequately explain why they are not also in favour of helmets for pedestrians.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

I love this thread, Muahh ha ha

 

[Red Light]

So should I stop wearing my helmet now?

No!!! You need to wear it all the time. And you need to wear body armour too. You can never be too safe!

 

[fossyant]

Just a little reminder folks to keep it polite and no personal insults. One post has already been removed due to inappropriate language.