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when riding my bike i always see some people wearing helmets, and some do not. I personally do not wear a helmet.
i learned to ride a bike when i was around 4 yrs old. i wore a helmet of course till i was like 10. im 15 now and i don't remember wearing a helmet for a long time , and i have not fallen on my bike ever i think. the only times i do fall is when im walking the bike lol. i have noticed that people who wear helmets crash more frequently, its like in their sub-conscious they fear falling so they make mistakes. Personally i don care if i fall and get hurt, i ride like a freaking maniac but i ride logically (not cutting people off , or riding on the road....most of the time). yes i get into close calls but its cuz drivers seem to forget to use their signals of something. i cant read their mind. Im a pretty good bike, i guess. My biking line is good, i know when to brake and how/when to turn....all aggressively.
i was just wondering if you guys/girls wear a helmets, if you do why? and if you dont why?
do u guy think im ok?
guys im not talkign about motorcycles.....im talking about riding a bike
if i was riding a motorcycle i would wear a helmet and all of my gear, but for a bicycle im going like what 20-30 mph at most
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You are OK.
Studies have been done on bicycle helmets, and you are correct, the helmet wearing riders suffer more and greater injuries. Google "risk compensation" for more information. It is not that they fear falling and make mistakes, it is that the "protection" relieves the fear and they take greater risks. Same with motorcycles, which is why mandatory helmet States have insignificantly higher accident and death rates.
If you are getting into close calls the law of averages says that eventually one of them will be more than 'close.' You might want to consider backing off the agression to where you no longer have close calls.
You are OK.
Studies have been done on bicycle helmets, and you are correct, the helmet wearing riders suffer more and greater injuries. Google "risk compensation" for more information. It is not that they fear falling and make mistakes, it is that the "protection" relieves the fear and they take greater risks. Same with motorcycles, which is why mandatory helmet States have insignificantly higher accident and death rates.
If you are getting into close calls the law of averages says that eventually one of them will be more than 'close.' You might want to consider backing off the agression to where you no longer have close calls.
Do bicycle helmets protect?
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My mother tells me everytime I go ride a bike to wear my helmet, but my friends think its ridiculous. I ride bicycles well i.e. never fall, but how much protection does a bicycle helmet offer.
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TWEETY HAS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF RUBBISH STATS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!
I do wear a helmet, but the chances of you having a serious brain injury is minimal at the least! - You are more likely to break your collar bone, wrist, or lose some skin from legs arms,etc.
Have you ever seen the 'Final Destination' films??? this is what the Pro helmet people think is REAL!
It's up to you mate but don't listen to doom and gloom merchants who believe all they read in the papers and who are even frightened of their own shadow!!!!
Just be aware and ride safe.
.EDIT: Stats can be manipulated any way you like , particularly, if the company that commissions the research is Industry related!!! - Helmets have only really been around the last generation - what about the generations before??? half the population should be dead because they never had cycling helmets??( Most of China should be brain-dead vegetables or dead!!!!) Don't be told what to do by scare mongers ! - NOBODY BUT NOBODY can state whether an accident victim would be alive if they wore a helmet !!! -WHAT A LOAD OF TRASH !!!!
Don't believe the CR*P - make your own mind up!!!
EDIT2: Thanks for your 'half witted' comments Stephanie, but you are missing my point. Yes, I do wear a helmet and I am not telling people "don't wear them" - Read my posting again or better still, get an adult to read it to you and explain it's content !!
Up until a few years ago I didn't wear a helmet and the reason I do now is nothing to do with 'scaredy cats' or being a man! (your statements regarding this, belies your intelligence, or lack of!)
If you fall for every piece of Hype and Dogma, you would never eat sleep or do anything, you can't even hide indoors cos the Radon gas seeping through the rocks would kill you, or your house dust mites would eat you alive! Live in YOUR 'scaredy cat bubble' if you must - but there are intelligent people out there that are able to make up there own minds.
By the way do you have any stats reporting the people that have died of strangulation or throat laceration because they fell off their bike wearing a helmet??? YES it happens!
EDIT3: I was riding a sportif a few weeks ago and another rider hit a sheep!, broke her collar bone and punctured her lung - Perhaps you should consider shoulder pads and a chest protector next time you ride to the shops!!!!!
.
TWEETY HAS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF RUBBISH STATS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!
I do wear a helmet, but the chances of you having a serious brain injury is minimal at the least! - You are more likely to break your collar bone, wrist, or lose some skin from legs arms,etc.
Have you ever seen the 'Final Destination' films??? this is what the Pro helmet people think is REAL!
It's up to you mate but don't listen to doom and gloom merchants who believe all they read in the papers and who are even frightened of their own shadow!!!!
Just be aware and ride safe.
.EDIT: Stats can be manipulated any way you like , particularly, if the company that commissions the research is Industry related!!! - Helmets have only really been around the last generation - what about the generations before??? half the population should be dead because they never had cycling helmets??( Most of China should be brain-dead vegetables or dead!!!!) Don't be told what to do by scare mongers ! - NOBODY BUT NOBODY can state whether an accident victim would be alive if they wore a helmet !!! -WHAT A LOAD OF TRASH !!!!
Don't believe the CR*P - make your own mind up!!!
EDIT2: Thanks for your 'half witted' comments Stephanie, but you are missing my point. Yes, I do wear a helmet and I am not telling people "don't wear them" - Read my posting again or better still, get an adult to read it to you and explain it's content !!
Up until a few years ago I didn't wear a helmet and the reason I do now is nothing to do with 'scaredy cats' or being a man! (your statements regarding this, belies your intelligence, or lack of!)
If you fall for every piece of Hype and Dogma, you would never eat sleep or do anything, you can't even hide indoors cos the Radon gas seeping through the rocks would kill you, or your house dust mites would eat you alive! Live in YOUR 'scaredy cat bubble' if you must - but there are intelligent people out there that are able to make up there own minds.
By the way do you have any stats reporting the people that have died of strangulation or throat laceration because they fell off their bike wearing a helmet??? YES it happens!
EDIT3: I was riding a sportif a few weeks ago and another rider hit a sheep!, broke her collar bone and punctured her lung - Perhaps you should consider shoulder pads and a chest protector next time you ride to the shops!!!!!
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