The CycleChat Helmet Debate Thread

[Kevin Alexander]

No

No what?

 

[EnPassant]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

 

[mjr]

257 pages, no thanks.

For me its not a debate, its common sense.

Your attitude makes no sense but happily it is not common. My personal summary is http://mjr.towers.org.uk/proj/cyclynn/helmets if you want a shorter read.

 

[bozmandb9]

Ok here is my 2p worth on why you should wear a helmet

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...ause-he-did-not-want-to-mess-up-his-hair.html

Read that, look at the picture and then decide if you want to RISK your life by not wearing one.

Even cycling around your garden could result in you falling and hitting your head and not knowing how to do the basics in life or worse. It doesn't have to be a bad crash to impact your life or end it.

Common sense would make helmet wearing the law,

It's a shame that in the article, it does not give any indication of how a helmet might have helped, or any real details of the accident. It would seem strange that the family would be so vocal about helmets if it would not have been relevant, but they may just be clutching at anything which might give teh incident more meaning.

 

[Mugshot]

I don't cycle in my garden, what I was aiming to get across is that you don't have to be on a busy road to have an accident. It can be as innocent as cycling round your garden.

You don't have to be cycling either.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

Your attitude makes no sense but happily it is not common. My personal summary is http://mjr.towers.org.uk/proj/cyclynn/helmets if you want a shorter read.

Thanks, will give it a look but I don't think it would change my mind about wearing one or my opinion of those who choose not to.

 

[Mugshot]

No what?

Well all of your reply obvs, just no. As @User13710 summed it up, you're wrong. You may think you're right, and I have no doubt you do but quite simply you're not, you're wrong. If you were prepared to read a little you'd see it, I really don't think you'd admit it, but you'd see it.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

It's a shame that in the article, it does not give any indication of how a helmet might have helped, or any real details of the accident. It would seem strange that the family would be so vocal about helmets if it would not have been relevant, but they may just be clutching at anything which might give teh incident more meaning.

It might not have helped but then again if he was wearing a helmet it might have helped.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

Well all of your reply obvs, just no. As @User13710 summed it up, you're wrong. You may think you're right, and I have no doubt you do but quite simply you're not, you're wrong. If you were prepared to read a little you'd see it, I really don't think you'd admit it, but you'd see it.

Well if I'm wrong I will happily accept that and keep riding with my helmet.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

What made you single out cycling as a stand out dangerous activity that requires such a drastic step?

Cycling at high speeds, traffic, weather conditions.

Cycling isn't necessarily a dangerous activity but it can be with the wrong factors.

 

[Mugshot]

Well if I'm wrong I will happily accept that and keep riding with my helmet.

Like I said then

 

[bozmandb9]

Sorry again if it's been covered in the thread, but just wondering if there's any data for head trauma in pro racing since helmets became mandatory. That should give a useful insight.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

And round we go, yet again.

I was asked a question Adrian, I replied. Back off.

 

[Kevin Alexander]

That is absolutely fine, we don't really care whether you wear a helmet or not, although it's a shame to spoil your enjoyment of cycling for no reason. What we do care about is people calling us stupid, twats, idiots, and irresponsible, when the basis for all this abuse is an untrue assumption, or rather a huge set of them, and a strong and powerful marketing industry that is fleecing people like you for useless plastic hats.

That is your opinion that the marketing industry is fleecing people for these useless plastic hats.

My opinion is that people who don't wear a £50 helmet which MAY reduce the risk of head trauma are twats.

End of.

 

[potsy]

My opinion is that people who don't wear a £50 helmet which MAY reduce the risk of head trauma are twats

Wow.

So when I wear mine I'm ok, and when I choose not to I'm a twat?

Nice.