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I'm an 18-old-girl, and I've cycled a lot in the past, but not for a few years. I want to get back into it and get in shape by bicycling about 3.5 miles to and from an internship I'm starting soon, which will be 3 days a week for about 2 months. Whenever I see other teens riding their bikes around my neighborhood (NY suburbs) they don't seem to have helmets, but I've also heard lots of stories about bike accidents in which helmets saved people's lives, and I'm more into being safe than sorry. Is it weird I almost don't want to start biking again because I'm afraid of looking silly in a helmet? I get self-conscious, and I just want to know what other people, especially people my age, will think when they see me in one. Thanks in advance for your opinions!
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Pure
The best cyclists in the world wear them, both roadies and mtn bikers. Can you handle a bike better than them? Accidents happen quickly, often at no fault of the rider. Just a little water, a little street paint, a parallel crack in the road. When you go down on a bike it either a road rash, or it is a serious shoulder / upper torso head fall. It happens sooooo very fast!
A helmet has saved my life once, possibly twice. Several of my other riding partners have had similar experiences.
There are several things bike riders do not leave home without. A seat pack with spares tube, flat kit, tire iron and mini pump, cycling shorts, water bottle, and helmet.
You need to take it from those of us that do ride seriously.... we do not ride without helmets!
You would never play competitive sports like football, hockey, lacrosse, motorcycling, baseball... all these sports save lives every year by having established a proper helmet for their athletes..... helmets that are sport specific to provide maximum safety without sacrificing performance. Cycling is a high speed sport relative to almost all the others.... it amplifies the damage that can be done.
You want to be treated like an adult? Make and adult decision! You won't look silly, and who cares anyway... be stronger not weaker!
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Pure
The best cyclists in the world wear them, both roadies and mtn bikers. Can you handle a bike better than them? Accidents happen quickly, often at no fault of the rider. Just a little water, a little street paint, a parallel crack in the road. When you go down on a bike it either a road rash, or it is a serious shoulder / upper torso head fall. It happens sooooo very fast!
A helmet has saved my life once, possibly twice. Several of my other riding partners have had similar experiences.
There are several things bike riders do not leave home without. A seat pack with spares tube, flat kit, tire iron and mini pump, cycling shorts, water bottle, and helmet.
You need to take it from those of us that do ride seriously.... we do not ride without helmets!
You would never play competitive sports like football, hockey, lacrosse, motorcycling, baseball... all these sports save lives every year by having established a proper helmet for their athletes..... helmets that are sport specific to provide maximum safety without sacrificing performance. Cycling is a high speed sport relative to almost all the others.... it amplifies the damage that can be done.
You want to be treated like an adult? Make and adult decision! You won't look silly, and who cares anyway... be stronger not weaker!
Soccerref
Soccerref
Bicycle safety for a toddler?
Kaylea's M
Which bike seat is good for a 18 month old. The seat that goes on the back of the bike or the trailer that trails behind it? Which is safer? My opinion is she would be safer in the trailer with a helmet on that way if you fall, maybe she wont get so scaped up..
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We don't bike much, but several children in my daughter's daycare get biked to daycare (she goes to a university daycare center). Those parents almost all use the Burley trailer that you attach behind your bike. The toddlers ALWAYS use helmets and are strapped in with seat belts, so it's still safe. I first noticed it in the 15-24 month classroom, so I'm not sure I'd do it any earlier as you want to make sure your child is physically mature enough for it.
We don't bike much, but several children in my daughter's daycare get biked to daycare (she goes to a university daycare center). Those parents almost all use the Burley trailer that you attach behind your bike. The toddlers ALWAYS use helmets and are strapped in with seat belts, so it's still safe. I first noticed it in the 15-24 month classroom, so I'm not sure I'd do it any earlier as you want to make sure your child is physically mature enough for it.
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