Helmets cramp my Style - part n+1
05-22-11, 12:52 PM
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Wow! The "splatter" two-page spread reminds me of :
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05-22-11, 01:18 PM
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05-22-11, 09:29 PM
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You know, I personally wear a helmet. That's my choice. I don't really know if it helps me out much if I'm hit from behind at 50+ mph and end up in the car seat next to the driver.
One thing I would like to say is this...One thing that is a peeve of mine is when I see people wearing a helmet, and it's hiked back on the riders head like Dale Rodgers cowgirl hat exposing all of the frontal lobe. Whats the point of wearing a helmet if you aren't going to wear it properly? I don't normally like to tell people what to do...but if I see the kids in the neighborhood riding like that,, I will usually stop them and explain why we wear helmets in the first place. I try to encourage them to think about their own safety..
Hi six, I do have a friend who is still recovering from an endo he did nearly 3 years ago. It injured his spine, and he has been working very hard to regain the use of his lower motor skills. Doctors say that if he didn't have his helmet on, the impact on his skull in the crash would have killed him. He hit the front part (frontal lobe) of his skull on the hard ground while riding a single track just north of Atlanta. He had to be life-flighted to the hospital because the damage to the spine had effected his ability to breathe on his own.
One thing I would like to say is this...One thing that is a peeve of mine is when I see people wearing a helmet, and it's hiked back on the riders head like Dale Rodgers cowgirl hat exposing all of the frontal lobe. Whats the point of wearing a helmet if you aren't going to wear it properly? I don't normally like to tell people what to do...but if I see the kids in the neighborhood riding like that,, I will usually stop them and explain why we wear helmets in the first place. I try to encourage them to think about their own safety..
Hi six, I do have a friend who is still recovering from an endo he did nearly 3 years ago. It injured his spine, and he has been working very hard to regain the use of his lower motor skills. Doctors say that if he didn't have his helmet on, the impact on his skull in the crash would have killed him. He hit the front part (frontal lobe) of his skull on the hard ground while riding a single track just north of Atlanta. He had to be life-flighted to the hospital because the damage to the spine had effected his ability to breathe on his own.
05-22-11, 11:40 PM
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But you wouldn't know anything about climbing hills, would you, what with being from Nebraska....
Edit: One more thing; the accepted shorthand for "I like to bike" is "ILTB", not "I like". Get with the program! And on a similar note, I preferr "fudge" to "kludge"
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05-23-11, 07:09 AM
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Put the bike in my car yesterday and drove out to the trails to do some cyclocross training. Accidentally left my helmet at home, decided to ride anyways. I have a TERRIBLE sunburn on my forehead and upper ears... I certainly would not have sustained these debilitating injuries had I worn my helmet.
05-23-11, 07:20 AM
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the trouble with posting pics like that is that anyone can post the same pic from someone who was wearing a helmet at the time of injury.
Someone can also post pics like that from falls that came from being off the bike as well.
Posting pics like that is a display of an immature and incomplete understanding of the limitations of helmets, and the risks we all run, all day long.
Someone can also post pics like that from falls that came from being off the bike as well.
Posting pics like that is a display of an immature and incomplete understanding of the limitations of helmets, and the risks we all run, all day long.
05-23-11, 08:21 AM
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I don't normally like to tell people what to do...but if I see the kids in the neighborhood riding like that,, I will usually stop them and explain why we wear helmets in the first place. I try to encourage them to think about their own safety..
Hi six, I do have a friend who is still recovering from an endo he did nearly 3 years ago. It injured his spine, and he has been working very hard to regain the use of his lower motor skills. Doctors say that if he didn't have his helmet on, the impact on his skull in the crash would have killed him...
Most docs buy into the 85/88% promotional material funded by the helmet industry and know very little about those numbers. If they did understand more about that bit of promo,they wouldn't be making such claims.
05-23-11, 09:25 AM
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Now please, quit trying to make me ride a hammock, you anti-wedgie people are really persistent!
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05-23-11, 09:27 AM
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I really need to stop enabling your behaviors, but I note that your "posts per day" number is quite similar to Chips. Beyond that, I note that Chip tends to address a variety of subjects while your posting seems limited to proselytizing about your clown bike and trolling the helmet thread.
Chip does have one mark against him, though: he's an able-bodied man, so he doesn't have a reasonable excuse to spend all day on the internet.
Chip does have one mark against him, though: he's an able-bodied man, so he doesn't have a reasonable excuse to spend all day on the internet.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
05-23-11, 09:53 AM
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Hi six, I do have a friend who is still recovering from an endo he did nearly 3 years ago. It injured his spine, and he has been working very hard to regain the use of his lower motor skills. Doctors say that if he didn't have his helmet on, the impact on his skull in the crash would have killed him. He hit the front part (frontal lobe) of his skull on the hard ground while riding a single track just north of Atlanta. He had to be life-flighted to the hospital because the damage to the spine had effected his ability to breathe on his own.
Another problem, as noted by CB, is that doctors have absolutely no training in understanding the dynamics of bicycle helmets in crashes. They are no more qualified to discuss their effects than any other Joe off the street.
05-23-11, 10:24 AM
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The tests that cycle helmets currently go through mean that they should offer similar protection to a pedestrian who trips and falls to the ground.
and that the earlier and superior helmet standards, were principally concerned with protecting from falls from a cycle without any third party involvement, and generally at lower speeds...
the standard specifies requirements for helmets intended for use by pedal cyclists on ordinary roads, particularly by young riders in the 5 years to 14 years age group, but which may also be suitable for off the road. It is not intended for high-speed or long distance cycling, or for riders taking part in competitive events...
the docs are blissfully unaware.
Helmets mitigate injury from the type of simple falls that rarely result in death, something ignorant doctors should educate themselves about so as to not give out bad advice and opinion.
But don't take the directors word for it. He only upholds the standards to which the industry is held. It's not like he knows anything about the subject, like some docs do.
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05-23-11, 11:13 AM
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Not unless you had the arm you chewed off reattached.
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05-24-11, 07:02 PM
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