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Read a thread where what I presume are normally reasonable people lose their shit and take dogmatic sides on bike helmets.
Some things I know from personal experience:
When I was 28, I fractured my skull, spent 3 days in hospital, and 2 weeks off work, after a bike accident where none of that would have happened had I been wearing a helmet.
I’ve worn a helmet on a bike ever since and have had several falls where a helmet has saved me from a similar experience.
@urlyman Same. I fell over bavkwards once (rope across path) & hate to think what would have happened had I not been wearing one.
…You really don’t have to tell people your ONE TRUE WAY – that helmets are useless and a waste of time and money, OR helmets should be mandatory.
They work *very* well for some kinds of impact, and not for others.
Maybe don’t be a dogmatic dick about it
@urlyman I think helmets should be encouraged but should not be mandatory purely because I want the barrier to entry to biking to be as low as possible
@Xtrems876 that’s where I’m at
@urlyman
Well said. I didn't wear one for years (decades actually!) based on the research I did and was perfectly fine.
Then read some more recent research and decided to start wearing one (a folding one — love it!) and have been perfectly fine.
And I definitely don't think they should be mandatory.
All of which to say that my take comprehensively fails to choose either TRUE PATH and I should be ashamed of myself.
@urlyman call me a prude, but imo if you're on a road you should have a helmet. The majority of high impact head injuries happen on roads. Cycle paths, foot paths, share ways and other non-car routes usually have other low-impact injuries, which do not make helmets useful.
@BigTittyBimbo I’ve had my head saved by a helmet many times when not on a road.
And seen accidents happen on a road where having a helmet has made no difference.
People can use their judgment about a useful product
@urlyman you can just call me a prude ya know
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@urlyman I’m in the “I’ll wear a lid when cycling. What you do is up to you,” camp assuming you are an adult. Children should probably treated differently to a certain age. Not sure what that age is, though.