Why I wear a helmet

[seuadr]

oops. double post

[seuadr]

Pretty cavalier attitude in a thread with testimony from people whose health and lives were saved by helmets.

it was in refernce to those little half helmets that alot of people prefer to an actual helmet.

you know, one of these jobbies:



that helmet, will basically protect your brain. your nect, face, chin and the rest are going to be exposed. hence the term, brain bucket.

was in reference to kristi's comment on the fruit bowls.

[uudfourty]

I knew what you were saying, dude.

[J_C]

I've been crapped on before passing a cattle truck in 15 mph traffic. Projectile excrement, right to the side of the noggin.

It sucked pretty bad as it was, but without the helmet... would've really ruined my day to have an ear full of grass and water.

This post was hilarious. And disgusting :-D

[uudfourty]

Yeah, it only took me about 2 seconds to get past anger and on to laughter. I mean... come on... I never got that kind of treatment when we were working cattle. My how the tables had turned.

[MelodicMetalGod]

If I don't have a helmet, I don't ride. It's how I was taught and I believe in what I was taught. I once was selling a bike and was "just" bump starting it, not riding it. Well, as I u-turned at the end of the block after the bike started my front tire caught a stick or rock that let the front tire wash for a second. Amazingly I didn't go down, but I tweaked the throttle as I worked to get the bike stable again. Long story short, I wound up running next to the bike trying to get it back under control and never did. I wound up ribs and head into a car parked on the street and the bike wandered down the middle of the road until it fell over...at least that's my best guess. Ya see, I was out for at least 30 minutes until the ambulance showed up and the EMT's started asking me who was president. I awoke to an aching head with a major rasberry on my forhead. I found out that I had tunnel vision (about the size of dime), couldn't say the words that matched my thoughts, couldn't recite the alphabet in order past "C". Oh, and though I knew pefectly well who the president was, I couldn't say the right words (came out something like "see very hear not"). Fortunately I returned to "normal" over the next few hours. Spent a night in the hospital for observation and went home with just sore ribs the next day. I got VERY lucky.

Bottom line: My choice to not wear a helmet for "just bump starting" turned into the most serious injury of my life. Even so, I got lucky as it could've been much worse and permanent.

Ride safe, but ride!

[Cat Man]

I picked up a copy of April/May issue of "Robb Report Motorcycling". The editorial piece was about Don Bouchard, a well known author of some pieces in the magazine. Just before this last Christmas, he was riding and hit a chuckhole in Texas. He elcted to not wear a helmet, and because of a low speed wreck, he passed away. The doctor said he would still be here if he wore one. The editor was very clear why helmets should be worn.

That is why I wear mine.

[bubbabland]

crushed coyote

I was riding along in Central Illinois at about 45 mph at about 4:30 p.m. and a rabbit ran across the road in front of me. While looking at the rabbit, failed to notice the coyote that was chasing it. Missed it with front wheel...hit it square with rear. Bike wiggled once, turned sideways, and high sided me right off into the road. Bounced once on my head in the road and landed sliding in the ditch on my butt. Would have been fine...except...I was sliding along and I swear...I THOUGHT I HAD STOPPED! All sense of motion stopped...so I put my feet down to stand up...and found I was still going about 30 MPH. So...several cartwheels later...was a bit more banged up. At least the coyote died!! Without helmit...wouldn't have survived the first impact.

[earlfor]

I hear ya. I fell over in my driveway while stopped and hit my head on the asphalt hard enough to crunch a 2" circle on my helmet. (yeah, I really did) Man, I dont even go pottie without a helmet anymore. LOL

Earl

If I don't have a helmet, I don't ride. It's how I was taught and I believe in what I was taught. I once was selling a bike and was "just" bump starting it, not riding it. Well, as I u-turned at the end of the block after the bike started my front tire caught a stick or rock that let the front tire wash for a second. Amazingly I didn't go down, but I tweaked the throttle as I worked to get the bike stable again. Long story short, I wound up running next to the bike trying to get it back under control and never did. I wound up ribs and head into a car parked on the street and the bike wandered down the middle of the road until it fell over...at least that's my best guess. Ya see, I was out for at least 30 minutes until the ambulance showed up and the EMT's started asking me who was president. I awoke to an aching head with a major rasberry on my forhead. I found out that I had tunnel vision (about the size of dime), couldn't say the words that matched my thoughts, couldn't recite the alphabet in order past "C". Oh, and though I knew pefectly well who the president was, I couldn't say the right words (came out something like "see very hear not"). Fortunately I returned to "normal" over the next few hours. Spent a night in the hospital for observation and went home with just sore ribs the next day. I got VERY lucky.

Bottom line: My choice to not wear a helmet for "just bump starting" turned into the most serious injury of my life. Even so, I got lucky as it could've been much worse and permanent.

Ride safe, but ride!

[themess]

it was in refernce to those little half helmets that alot of people prefer to an actual helmet.

you know, one of these jobbies:



that helmet, will basically protect your brain. your nect, face, chin and the rest are going to be exposed. hence the term, brain bucket.

was in reference to kristi's comment on the fruit bowls.

I agree with you! A guy down the street has one of those absurd choppers, must have a turning radius of about 20', and he rides one of those, but it's chrome plated.

[uudfourty]

but it's chrome plated.

Ah, well... that makes it all better. That chrome's a real safety feature, what with its aerodynamic properties and superior bashing-against-stationary-object resistance. *

[UncleMike]

With chrome, you just slip right off.

[uudfourty]

Yeah. It's like wax paper for your nugget.

Plus it covers that unsightly bald spot, does your taxes, gets you laid and makes you invisible to radar.

[tkent02]

Yeah. It's like wax paper for your nugget.

Plus it covers that unsightly bald spot, does your taxes, gets you laid and makes you invisible to radar.

Chrome also acts at least as well as aluminum foil to prevent alien thought control and government mind reading

[seuadr]

Yeah. It's like wax paper for your nugget.

Plus it covers that unsightly bald spot, does your taxes, gets you laid and makes you invisible to radar.

holy crap. i might start wearing one then! \\/