Q. -- some think bicycle helmets discourage people from riding bikes --
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/do-bike-helmets-save-lives-or-do-they-hurt-cycling.html
It's tedious nerdy to have to carry with you, along with special clothing and shoes.
One time I was on a group ride. I came down a hill, approaching a place where I would make a left turn. At that corner some ahead of me had wiped out on a patch of sand on the road. A crash with no other vehicle, and without going off the road. I got a helmet the next week.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/do-bike-helmets-save-lives-or-do-they-hurt-cycling.html
It's tedious nerdy to have to carry with you, along with special clothing and shoes.
One time I was on a group ride. I came down a hill, approaching a place where I would make a left turn. At that corner some ahead of me had wiped out on a patch of sand on the road. A crash with no other vehicle, and without going off the road. I got a helmet the next week.
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You do not have to wear a helmet if you do not want to. It is everyone's free choice weather to do so or not. To say that helmets discourage people from riding is ludicrous because that is a small aspect of cycling.
I choose to ride and race bike because I like it. I decide to wear a helmet because I have been involved in crashes before and I don't want to die. But I rock out the look and I do not care what others think. A helmet is part of my style.
You do not have to wear a helmet if you do not want to. It is everyone's free choice weather to do so or not. To say that helmets discourage people from riding is ludicrous because that is a small aspect of cycling.
I choose to ride and race bike because I like it. I decide to wear a helmet because I have been involved in crashes before and I don't want to die. But I rock out the look and I do not care what others think. A helmet is part of my style.
Motorcycle Riders Only - Question About Wearing Helmets / Helmet Laws?
Q. To be blunt...I just, flat out, do not understand why anyone riding a motorcycle feels that helmet laws are somehow unfair. To me, it's a common sense kind of issue. You wear a helmet to keep your face from getting peeled in the event of a slide, or better yet, to keep your head from exploding like a strawberry if you get thrown.
With the exception of a few baby boomers, I think most everyone agrees that wearing a seatbelt is a smart move, and almost all states require occupants of automobiles to wear them. So why not require bikers to wear helmets. Helmets HAVE and DO save lives. So, what are the arguments against helmet laws? Why are some riders adamant that they shouldn't have to wear helmets?
Serious answers only...no children talking about how they hate wearing helmets while riding their bicycles (you're underage...get used to it).
I'm sorry dexter_c....but not all states require helmets.
http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-helmets.htm
Cool...some really good answers.
I'd also like to qualify the statement about baby boomers. The only people I have ever seen / known to have a problem wearing seatbelts in cars, and who have actually argued against them, are baby boomers...and that statement was just based upon my experience along the east coast...no offense was intended.
Supplemental Question to the original:
For those of you that feel it should be a choice left to the individual, and not regulated by the government...do you think its fair that current law allows the family of a motorcycle crash victim to sue the driver of the other vehicle for wrongful death, etc. in cases where cause was either dual fault or no fault, and a helmet could have saved the victim's life?
With the exception of a few baby boomers, I think most everyone agrees that wearing a seatbelt is a smart move, and almost all states require occupants of automobiles to wear them. So why not require bikers to wear helmets. Helmets HAVE and DO save lives. So, what are the arguments against helmet laws? Why are some riders adamant that they shouldn't have to wear helmets?
Serious answers only...no children talking about how they hate wearing helmets while riding their bicycles (you're underage...get used to it).
I'm sorry dexter_c....but not all states require helmets.
http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-helmets.htm
Cool...some really good answers.
I'd also like to qualify the statement about baby boomers. The only people I have ever seen / known to have a problem wearing seatbelts in cars, and who have actually argued against them, are baby boomers...and that statement was just based upon my experience along the east coast...no offense was intended.
Supplemental Question to the original:
For those of you that feel it should be a choice left to the individual, and not regulated by the government...do you think its fair that current law allows the family of a motorcycle crash victim to sue the driver of the other vehicle for wrongful death, etc. in cases where cause was either dual fault or no fault, and a helmet could have saved the victim's life?
Answer
The problem with a helmet law is that by having one, the government gets out of having to educate vehicle drivers how to coexist on the roads with motorcycles. In michigan, there is very little mention in drivers education, and even on the drivers liscense test about dealing with motorcycles on the road. People in cars do not know how to look for us on bikes, nor are they able to proberly apply right of way rules because they don't know. Its been my personal experience that in states with out helmet laws, cars give bikes the same respect they'd give another car. That is not the case in Michigan.
I don't like to wear a helmet, and yes, when I cross the Ohio border I stop and take mine off. When I ride in Michigan, I wear a "beanie" type helmet. I wear a helmet like this because, when I first started riding I was wearing a regular full helmet and I felt very uncomfortable with the lack of peripheal vision I had. Helmets are ineffective above 15 miles per hour, because it is not your skull cracking that hurts you. The sudden stop at the end causes your brain to slap against the inside of your skull. This bruises your brain, and brain matter does not heal. This is the cause of brain injuries. A helmet won't stop that. So other than making someone who hits me feel better about it due to a little less blood, I really don't see any need to wear one any more protective than the one I wear.
Now, some common sense must apply as well. On a bike you must protect your eyes...a rock, or worse a bug can blind you at 70 going down the freeway. Obviously if you can't see you are in trouble. The same applies for your head. I usually wear something at higher speeds, just because you never know when a car will kick up a rock, and it will hurt. So sure, its wise to wear head protection at times. Do I need a darth vader mask? Naw, I don't think so, nor do I think that a bunch of stodgy, old man politicians and a wart faced canadian broad have any business telling me I have to. (if you're not from michigan, our governor is canadian.)
No, I don't like seat belts either. I don't have a good arguement for that, I just don't like feeling restrained when I'm driving. I do agree that keeping me from flying through the windshield in an accident is a good thing. I'm just curious why the school bus that my kids ride in doesn't have seat belts?
I am 39 years old, and have been riding for 10 years.
The problem with a helmet law is that by having one, the government gets out of having to educate vehicle drivers how to coexist on the roads with motorcycles. In michigan, there is very little mention in drivers education, and even on the drivers liscense test about dealing with motorcycles on the road. People in cars do not know how to look for us on bikes, nor are they able to proberly apply right of way rules because they don't know. Its been my personal experience that in states with out helmet laws, cars give bikes the same respect they'd give another car. That is not the case in Michigan.
I don't like to wear a helmet, and yes, when I cross the Ohio border I stop and take mine off. When I ride in Michigan, I wear a "beanie" type helmet. I wear a helmet like this because, when I first started riding I was wearing a regular full helmet and I felt very uncomfortable with the lack of peripheal vision I had. Helmets are ineffective above 15 miles per hour, because it is not your skull cracking that hurts you. The sudden stop at the end causes your brain to slap against the inside of your skull. This bruises your brain, and brain matter does not heal. This is the cause of brain injuries. A helmet won't stop that. So other than making someone who hits me feel better about it due to a little less blood, I really don't see any need to wear one any more protective than the one I wear.
Now, some common sense must apply as well. On a bike you must protect your eyes...a rock, or worse a bug can blind you at 70 going down the freeway. Obviously if you can't see you are in trouble. The same applies for your head. I usually wear something at higher speeds, just because you never know when a car will kick up a rock, and it will hurt. So sure, its wise to wear head protection at times. Do I need a darth vader mask? Naw, I don't think so, nor do I think that a bunch of stodgy, old man politicians and a wart faced canadian broad have any business telling me I have to. (if you're not from michigan, our governor is canadian.)
No, I don't like seat belts either. I don't have a good arguement for that, I just don't like feeling restrained when I'm driving. I do agree that keeping me from flying through the windshield in an accident is a good thing. I'm just curious why the school bus that my kids ride in doesn't have seat belts?
I am 39 years old, and have been riding for 10 years.
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