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Cycle helmets
- Thread starter Woodchip
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Cian
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queens park pete
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That I never knew. I'll have to cycle slower in future then.
You could always wear a motorbike helmet: enough oxygen might be a prob!
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Nor do I, but the f***ing wanker white van man that pulled out of Freshfield Road turning right to go up Elm Grove as I was coming down it was more than a prat. Fortunately I managed to slow myself down just about enough before I hit his van that I didn't go over the top of it.
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Nope, though I did borrow one when I took part in the Great Surrey Cycle the other day.
Cian
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I suppose all those people who don't wear cycle helmets don't wear seat-belts either. "Don't worry, I'm never going to be in an accident, I'm too good a driver/rider!"
No, because I realise that I could kill someone else in a car crash if unbelted, also theres rather a difference between 15kph and 140kph.
queens park pete
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Why do I need o wear a seat belt when I am on my bike?
Murray 17
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Murray 17
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Are you saying that as you travel at 15 kph on your bike, the force of any impact would be 15 kph?
Cian
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No, but the force of any impact in my car is unlikely to be precisely equal to the speed I'm travelling at either now is it?
Murray 17
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I seem to have lost you. Do you wear a seat belt whilst driving, but not a cycle helmet whilst cycling?
John Dorian
Glass Case of EMOTION
I am a self-proclaimed "tin canner" but when I couldn't drive and I did have a bike, I wore it about 50% of the time. not when I did my paper round thou clearly !!! And MYOB...at 20, you are 3 days younger than me...
Cian
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Yes. I interpreted your comment as suggesting that the 15kph speed (guessed at, I don't know how fast I cycle) would be below the total impact force, I countered by saying that the 140kph driving speed (somewhat higher than normal, tbh) would also be lower - keeping the comparison valid. Theres far, far more to risk by not wearing a seatbelt than not wearing a helmet on a pushbike.
Murray 17
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Is it worth the risk of not wearing a helmet? I'm guessing it is for 'image' reasons. I've been to many accidents and it is usually head injuries that kill people.
Cian
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tbh, I look like a plank on a bike anyway, I think the only thing to make the image worse would be spandex not a helmet.
Its an over all personal preference for not wearing one. Rather hard to explain why, but its also hard to explain why you have a personal preference for anything, really.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
If I am cycling down the beach I only cross roads - so no. When I used to commute on my bike - always. If I cycle to the pub on an evening - never. Then I am invincible.
queens park pete
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Most people I know are most likely to not wear one because:
they make your head hotter,
or
the strap can be uncomfortable.
TBH if you are on a bike half the country seems to find you already look a tit, so a helmet won't make a difference!
they make your head hotter,
or
the strap can be uncomfortable.
TBH if you are on a bike half the country seems to find you already look a tit, so a helmet won't make a difference!