Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet

[V12man]

I have to agree on this.

 

@garyvdm What we can do to settle this forever: We both apply the rule of thumb on a stick, I'll wear a helmet, you don't. Then we start smacking each other on the head until one of us gives in. Are you in?

 

Can I suggest using a bit of pavement?

[DIPSLICK]

Can I suggest using a bit of pavement?

some things are thicker than pavements

[V12man]

some things are thicker than pavements

 

NOT cyclists arms either....

[MTBc]

cycling airbag helmet FTW

 

 

see more here

http://www.sensortip...ing-protection/

 

I wonder if a decent down breedts would trigger a deploy....

[Wyatt Earp]

some things are thicker than pavements

 

Yes, my tril.

[Wyatt Earp]

I do agree with what you are saying. And I do need to explain my position better. I'm going to have to do that tonight - work deadlines :-(. No debating on thehub for me today.

 

Those deadlines might come even quicker if you keep commuting without a helmet.

[jaxtun]

Those deadlines might come even quicker if you keep commuting without a helmet.

blip.....blip....blip...

[PieterL]

A good friend of mine likes to tell this story about his math teacher at school, who was also a cyclist, whom always told them as students that people who elect to ride without helmets illustrate that they have nothing to protect (translated loosely from afrikaans).

 

True or not, a helmet should not be negotiable!

[DirtyFrank]

From personal experience , having seriously crashed motorcycles and bicycles and having fallen off horses many times, I SELDOM ride without a helmet and I will not allow my kids to ride without one. However, I don`t care if someone else chooses to ride without one, outside of a competetive enviroment. It`s their choice as far as I am concerned providing they accept the consequences. If they are doing something stupid which may impact other road users ( like not being visible at night, speeding in built up areas, and driving/walking drunk etc.) then I take exception but riding without a helmet does not fall in that category. What next?, obligatory wearing of elbow and knee pads? back protector, Leatt brace, banning bicycles/motorcycles altogether? all these things would increase safety but do we really want to squeeze all the pleasure out of life for the sake of saving a few!

[Corvo]

I thought it was law in SA to wear one? Is it not?

 

I hate wearing one but will also stick to it for just to be safe.

[Grebel]

Go ride without your lid. Knock yourself out! (See what I did there...?) Me? I'll put on as much protection as I can within reason and depending on the type of riding that I do.

 

Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[DirtyFrank]

I thought it was law in SA to wear one? Is it not?

 

I hate wearing one but will also stick to it for just to be safe.

 

I think it has been law since 2004 , i doubt whether anyone has ever been fined. We already have too many laws in SA which are only selectively applied purely to extort money from us, rather than to promote/enforce safety regulations.

How many people do you see every day driving with their kids not buckled in or talking on their cellphones whilst driving.( Both of these a pet hate of mine, You have a R500K car but cannot/do not bother to use a hands free kit which probably came free with the f*cking phone/car .......grrrrrrrrrr! , also , why buy a fancy car with self tensioning belts, airbags galore if you simply don`t care to use them for your kids safety?

All of which are much more serious than an adult riding his bicycle without a helmet.