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Old 05-15-08, 10:24 PM
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Six jours
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For me, it's the folks who claim that even the slightest amount of damage to a helmet indicates a "save" from severe injury or death. There was one gal in particular who frequented the SoCal forum and was convinced her helmet saved her life because, after a fall, she found a pebble embedded in the foam. "Imagine how much force that took!!!" was her story. She seemed like a nice-enough person, so I refrained from pointing out that I could stick a pebble into foam with finger pressure but don't have nearly enough strength to force one into my skull.

Folks seem to think bike helmets have almost magical life-saving properties.
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