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First Helmet : jury is out.
maxo wrote in part:
...and I've also had a hundred facial stitches and dental reconstruction because I didn't wear one... Only if your helmet is a full-face model, unfortunately. Even Thompson, Rivara, Thompson admit that regular bicycle helmets do not prevent or reduce severity of common facial injuries. Robert |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:54:29 +0000, R15757 wrote:
maxo wrote in part: ...and I've also had a hundred facial stitches and dental reconstruction because I didn't wear one... Only if your helmet is a full-face model, unfortunately. Even Thompson, Rivara, Thompson admit that regular bicycle helmets do not prevent or reduce severity of common facial injuries. Robert It would have prevented most of my forehead injuries, nose, but perhaps not the teeth--it was a sliding forward on the pavement type impact, vs. a full face plant. Would've prevented the concussion, too. I was an unusual wreck: a huge SUV drove straight into the back of me and sent me flying. Wierd thing is though: the bike survived with only torn tape. Those old Univegas are tough! On the moto, I always wear the full face--I switched when a pal walked away after a seemingly deathly wreck wearing hers and said: it's pretty cool to see the road fly by through the visor Now if I could only get shorts in a lycra/leather blend... |
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| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have|
It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense. "maxo" wrote in message news | On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:54:29 +0000, R15757 wrote: | | maxo wrote in part: | | ...and I've also had a hundred facial stitches and dental | reconstruction because I didn't wear one... | | | Only if your helmet is a full-face model, unfortunately. Even Thompson, Rivara, | Thompson admit that regular bicycle helmets do not prevent or reduce severity | of common facial injuries. | | Robert | | It would have prevented most of my forehead injuries, nose, but perhaps | not the teeth--it was a sliding forward on the pavement type impact, vs. | a full face plant. Would've prevented the concussion, too. I was an | unusual wreck: a huge SUV drove straight into the back of me and sent me | flying. Wierd thing is though: the bike survived with only torn tape. | Those old Univegas are tough! | | On the moto, I always wear the full face--I switched when a pal walked | away after a seemingly deathly wreck wearing hers and said: it's pretty | cool to see the road fly by through the visor | | Now if I could only get shorts in a lycra/leather blend... | |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 12:19:36 -0400, Doug Huffman wrote:
| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have| It would have The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense. What the **** is your problem? Go back to your Monty Python box set and leave us alone. |
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"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ... snip :: The added noise and irritation that the helment causes more than :: offsets the "possible" help it gives in case of a spill by deducting :: from my usual spacial awareness. What noise and irritation? Regardless of any merits about safety, I find my helmet comfortable. If I ride without it, I feel as though I'm not wearing my seatbelt. Interesting ... I've heard similar statements before. I wonder if there is a "security blanket" effect associated with helmets. I can see how wearing a "magic foam hat" fundamentally wouldn't be any different than a cave man wearing a talisman around his neck while going into battle. C.Q.C. |
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Q. wrote:
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote in message :: ... :: snip ::::: The added noise and irritation that the helment causes more than ::::: offsets the "possible" help it gives in case of a spill by ::::: deducting from my usual spacial awareness. ::: ::: What noise and irritation? Regardless of any merits about safety, ::: I find my helmet comfortable. If I ride without it, I feel as ::: though I'm not wearing my seatbelt. :: :: Interesting ... I've heard similar statements before. I wonder if :: there is a "security blanket" effect associated with helmets. I can :: see how wearing a "magic foam hat" fundamentally wouldn't be any :: different than a cave man wearing a talisman around his neck while :: going into battle. Well, seatbelts can save lives, even if helmets mostly don't. |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 06:21:38 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
wrote in message : What noise and irritation? Regardless of any merits about safety, I find my helmet comfortable. I used to think the same until I started riding without more of the time and found out just how much cooler and more comfortable my head is. Especially when toiling up long hills. If I ride without it, I feel as though I'm not wearing my seatbelt. Risk compensation theory proved once again :-) Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Walter Mitty wrote:
Hmm. Just bought a cycling helmet for my last short tour which encompassed quite a bit of city cycling. Never wore one before : don't think I will again. The added noise and irritation that the helment causes more than offsets the "possible" help it gives in case of a spill by deducting from my usual spacial awareness. I agree with your cost/benefit analysis, however as a regular motorcyclist I will say this: You can make peace with your helmet if it is important to you to do so. You will have to meddle with it to obtain a scrupulously thorough fit, even to the point of using the back of a spoon to squish your helmet where it squishes you. And you will have to wear it, a lot, until you are no longer annoyed by its particular sensory inputs. I say this as a person who does not wear a helmet when riding a bicycle unless in jest, and who often went without a motorcycle helmet whan that was an option. I'm not fond of helmets, but I can attest that they do not have to spoil the pleasure of riding if you are willing to fit them properly and get used to them. Chalo Colina |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:26:53 GMT, maxo wrote in
message : I've walked away from two accidents because of cheap, but effective $20 Bell helmets, and I've also had a hundred facial stitches and dental reconstruction because I didn't wear one... I've walked away from four accidents with varying degrees of head injury. The two worst, one requiring sutures and one an overnight stay in hospital and extensive facial bruising, were due to a low doorway in an old mill, and an assault in a chilren's playground, respectively. The ones where bikes were involved, my life was presumably saved by my protective headgear, in the usual fashion. In one case the headgear in question was a knitted acrylic balaclava, in the other it was one of those old-fashioned leather racing helmets (the bunch of bananas style) which of course are completely ineffective except in preventing road rash on the head. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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First Helmet : jury is out.
I don't even know if helmets are a law in Pennsylvania, but I wear one. I
don't know why, but if I were to ride a motorcycle, I probably wouldn't, but my bicycle I wear one. Just seems too dangerous in the city. I found you need to try on a bunch of helmets to get one that is very comfortable. It is not always the most expensive one. I am currently riding with an old Giro from the 80's, but am looking at a new one. Many of the expensive ones I didn't like. That is a good thing. Curt "Walter Mitty" wrote in message ... Hmm. Just bought a cycling helmet for my last short tour which encompassed quite a bit of city cycling. Never wore one before : don't think I will again. The added noise and irritation that the helment causes more than offsets the "possible" help it gives in case of a spill by deducting from my usual spacial awareness. I don't know. I still refuse to believe that the helmet won't help in a spill, but wonder if the %chance of it helping offsets the % increase in likelihood of an accident due to lower awareness levels. |
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