TheKaiser Posted January 21, 2014 Share Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed an increase in the number of people riding WITHOUT helmets?? Seriously, 5 guys in the last 4 days (in peak traffic and low light conditions as well). And the Darwin Award goes to..... Reece_Rower and Micky Mouse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted January 21, 2014 Share Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed an increase in the number of people riding WITHOUT helmets?? Seriously, 5 guys in the last 4 days (in peak traffic and low light conditions as well). And the Darwin Award goes to..... It's just you. Although on Friday last week I saw some bloke on the R21 North just before Nelmapius at around 4:00pm. Now that's a Darwin Award candidate. He did have a helmet on though. Kranswurm, Danger Dassie and Lucky Luke. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryvdM Posted January 21, 2014 Share What type of riders were they? People training for sports, or commuters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted January 21, 2014 Share What type of riders were they? People training for sports, or commuters? Couldn't really see, I was zooming southwards at the time. But my guess would be commuter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted January 21, 2014 Share No helmet = No brain, pretty simple really Big Wheel Cycles and DIPSLICK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodga Posted January 21, 2014 Share Saw a guy a couple of weeks ago on old jhb/pta road at about 5pmishlooked like a typical surfer dude no helmet and a big pair of headphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1Z@RD Posted January 21, 2014 Share Natures way of culling..... ? take the stupid ones out first... Clinton - theCOW, Velo Racer, Just me again and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 21, 2014 Share I was helping to set up the start and finish for a mtb race at 04h15 on Saturday.The school where the race was held is right alongside the N1.At 04h30 a dude came riding past on the N1 on a TT bike.Bandana on the noodle, too cool to wear a lid.Idiot IMHO Big Wheel Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryvdM Posted January 21, 2014 Share I know that helmets are not optional (they are required by law when riding on a public road in South Africa.) However, I believe this law is bad, and helmets should be optional. If you would like to know my reasons: please go and do some reading here: http://cyclehelmets.org/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKaiser Posted January 21, 2014 Share What type of riders were they? People training for sports, or commuters? Sports.... Couldn't make out any specific club though. Pity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madlight Posted January 21, 2014 Share Yesterday at 5:30pm in a pumping South East I saw 2 guys riding along the N1 out of Cape Town wobbling all over the yellow line.... and the cycle path was less than 200m away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted January 21, 2014 Share I know that helmets are not optional (they are required by law when riding on a public road in South Africa.) However, I believe this law is bad, and helmets should be optional.If you would like to know my reasons: please go and do some reading here: http://cyclehelmets.org/.I'm not sure what you read that leads you to believe the law is a bad thing. I'm curious: which is it? the report into a tenuos connection between increased incidents of NON-head related injuries in children (despite a decrease in the number of adult head injuries), or the apparently increased risk taking by cyclings wearing helmets in dedicated cycling zones, aka areas with infracstructural and social support for COMMUTER cycling (none of which we really have here)? or the other reports with lotsa numbers and strange inferences? Edited January 21, 2014 by Capricorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockCoach Posted January 21, 2014 Share It amazes me how many I still see riding trails without a lid. Seriously, I bang my helmet at least once a week on tree branches. BigDL, divernick, mtbsmurf and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted January 21, 2014 Share I think the law isn't good or bad. It's pointless. The commuting worker can't afford in the region of R1000 for a lid, and the law isn't enforced. johannrissik, ruib and walkerr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted January 21, 2014 Share Maybe there is some logic that wearing a helmet promotes risk taking and therefore crashes - who knows. But even if helmets were optional, I'd still wear one until someone can show me a report that says they either offer no protection, or cause head damage. Until then, I don't want the last thought I will ever think to be as I am flying over the handlebars wishing I hadn't relied on other people's stats projects to determine whether I live or die. Even if there's a small chance a helmet may avert that disaster, I'll wear one. Lamber and ruib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G00SE Posted January 21, 2014 Share Stop worrying about other peoples heads and worry about your, and your loved ones heads.The rest... its called natural selection TopFuel, Big Wheel Cycles, Wil6 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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