peetee
Senior Retro Guru
Re:
Back in 1990 when helmets were new tech, dyed in the wool bikies needed some persuasion to adopt them. Where I was in Cornwall it was as a result of 3 incidents that they were almost universally worn. One of those incidents involved a guy who had been out all day riding on road and off. He came off his bike while he and his mates were knocking around before turning in for the night. His head hit nothing whatsoever but the stop was sudden enough to shunt his brain forward and the resultant blood clot had him in hospital for nearly a fortnight. It's doubtful whether a helmet would have lessened the trauma but nobody allowed that possibility to put them off buying one.
Back in 1990 when helmets were new tech, dyed in the wool bikies needed some persuasion to adopt them. Where I was in Cornwall it was as a result of 3 incidents that they were almost universally worn. One of those incidents involved a guy who had been out all day riding on road and off. He came off his bike while he and his mates were knocking around before turning in for the night. His head hit nothing whatsoever but the stop was sudden enough to shunt his brain forward and the resultant blood clot had him in hospital for nearly a fortnight. It's doubtful whether a helmet would have lessened the trauma but nobody allowed that possibility to put them off buying one.