fuckwits that dont wear helmets!!!!

[cyfa2809]

as above i own a helmet but i dont like how it 'floats' on top of my head, although i am looking to buy something like a giro hex or fox flux(something close fitting and not huge and out of place), when i can afford it. i only think i would wear my helmet on the odd occasion i go offroad though.
i agree with the fact that the parents make the kids wear them and not the adults, i know the adults are osound mind to choose but should lead by example.

i often get remarked 'get on the road' (i ride on the pavement), which makes me get very angry and they get a not so nice reply :evil: suff along the lines of 'you go in the road and get hit by a crap driver instead of me!'

reading this though, im in two minds about what to do :? :?

 

[Malicious Afterthought]

Just lawyerspeak to get out of criminal responsibility - a helmet does not protect the rest of your body from 2 tons of vehicle

I think the take home message from that should be "If you're not wearing a helmet, and we happen to think that, on balance, a helmet would have prevented you from suffering head injuries, then you're not getting any sympathy from us".

So, basically, if one were to go over a car bonnet, or even a log on a bridleway going over someone's land, and end up breaking an arm and a leg and suffering brain damage, having a helmet on is probably better for one's longer term fiscal arrangements as regards care, than not.

 

[scottrider]

its interesting to see how much of a hot topic this is, so many responses...thanks for all the feed back both good and bad, its good to know how other people think about it..although i think im the only one who thinks it should be law...maybe its growing up under the labour party...lol

 

[D_XZ]

i often get remarked 'get on the road' (i ride on the pavement), which makes me get very angry and they get a not so nice reply :evil: suff along the lines of 'you go in the road and get hit by a crap driver instead of me!'

Strictly speaking isn't riding on the pavement illegal?

 

[scottrider]

i often get remarked 'get on the road' (i ride on the pavement), which makes me get very angry and they get a not so nice reply :evil: suff along the lines of 'you go in the road and get hit by a crap driver instead of me!'

Strictly speaking isn't riding on the pavement illegal?

u can ride a folding bike or a childs bike on the pavement, it depends on the size of the wheels...info from some guy in harry hill cycles in Manchester..i assume its true..

 

[perry]

If your going to wear one then use a stake lid as it'll slide along the ground instead of the polystyrene gripping and damaging the neck . All these helmets meet the standard but the criteria is nothing more than to protect from a wearers height , so basically hold the helmet out and drop it on the ground

Bikes belong on the road , not on paths , paths are for walking and roads are for cycling . I think it's sad that it doesn't just come down to whoever was at fault , it's a bit sick that a car can hit you from behind and drive over you and it doesn't automatically become the drivers fault and some low life can defend on " well they weren't wearing a helmet " I see it as me walking down the street and shooting someone in the chest with an actual gun and claiming " well they weren't wearing a bullet proof vest " . However if some numpty just rides across a road and a car slides into them then really that's the bicyclists fault .

I wish the same amount of effort was put into not running people over as telling people to wear a helmet .

When you do get run over try to throw the bike away and claim you are a pedestrian . I hope I never have to utter " I wouldn't have needed a helmet if the car didn't run me over " in court .

 

[Malicious Afterthought]

When you do get run over try to throw the bike away and claim you are a pedestrian . I hope I never have to utter " I wouldn't have needed a helmet if the car didn't run me over " in court .

Sorry, I've evidently not made my understanding of those comments clear enough:

In the event of coming off a bike whilst one is not wearing a helmet, then it appears to me that the court will see that one is at fault for not wearing one. As a result, by not wearing one, you have contributed to your own injuries and damages that could be awarded to you will be adjusted as a result.

So, basically, what they are saying is this: Don't wear a helmet if you don't want to, but, if something does happen to you, and you aren't, we'll take that into account in court, as we think it is a silly idea not to.

So, you are still free to choose, which I think is what most people want, but those that choose not to run the risk being found at fault for not doing so.

 

[scottrider]

on the subject of how good helmets are only buy one that meets snell standards..the EU ones arnt as good..hear is a list of safer ones..fox and specialised seem to be the only commonly available ones in the UK


http://www.smf.org/ list can be easily found under certified helmets

 

[shovelon]

I only crashed once on my head. Cracked the helmet and got knock unconsious. Did the helmet help? I would never want to find that out.

But on the other hand, seeing my buddies crash is another matter. On one occasion, a buddy was making a descent, but fiddled with his toe straps. When he looked up he was at the bottom of the hill, flew across a ditch, hit the berm, and flew over a wash about 50 feet. The sand wash broke the impact somewhat, but his lard ass bent the seat post all the way back, and he landed on the wheel, which in turn sent him flying into the sand. His head dug a trough about 25 feet long. The helmet was smashed, his shoulder tattoo was almost scraped off and a bloody mess. His got knocked out and his face was buried in the sand, and was having a siezure.

I saw the whole thing and rushed down to him rolling him to the side and digging the sand from his mouth. Just about when I was going to start CPR, he coughed up and cleared himself. Tony did not know his name, or even what happened. After a couple of hours I got him to the car and sped him home. Tried to get him to emergency, but he would have none of it. Still to this day, the event is a blank.

 

[IDB1]

When you do get run over try to throw the bike away and claim you are a pedestrian . I hope I never have to utter " I wouldn't have needed a helmet if the car didn't run me over " in court .

Sorry, I've evidently not made my understanding of those comments clear enough:

In the event of coming off a bike whilst one is not wearing a helmet, then it appears to me that the court will see that one is at fault for not wearing one. As a result, by not wearing one, you have contributed to your own injuries and damages that could be awarded to you will be adjusted as a result.

So, basically, what they are saying is this: Don't wear a helmet if you don't want to, but, if something does happen to you, and you aren't, we'll take that into account in court, as we think it is a silly idea not to.

So, you are still free to choose, which I think is what most people want, but those that choose not to run the risk being found at fault for not doing so.

People face similar risks day in day out by walking, driving, getting on the bus. . .

If you stumble getting on a bus while wearing flip-flops you may, due to wearing non-secure footwear, be found to have contributed to your own injuries (should there be any and should you try to claim)..

Aren't reflectors also advised? (not on buses or flip-flops, on bikes)..
Does everyone who wears a helmet also have reflectors on their bikes?