droo Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Legislation will never be enforced anyway, so to even write it is pointless. It's counterproductive in the sense of adding a cost burden to the commuter who can't afford the lid, but if you can you may as well. Just be an adult. Wear one, don't wear one. Whatever blows your hair back. Just don't tell anyone that YOUR WAY IS THE ONLY WAY because all you'll do is annoy people and they won't listen to you. (This goes for almost everything in life anyway...) And don't cry and point fingers if you hit your head.
nonky Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 and the car manufacturers in the USA argued for many years and before a congressional hearing that it was safer for passengers to be thrown from cars in the event of an accident...
Hairy Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Bike Snob as usual hits the nail on the head. Helmet laws are anti-cycling and should be aggressively opposed by all cyclists.http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2015/03/bsnyc-friday-no-quiz-just-tedious.html?m=1no thank you had too many tumbles through the years commuting and the damage shown to the helmets have further entrenched my faith in cycling with one on, no matter how short the ride.
Hairy Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 so if it is legislated that we have to wear a helmet when cycling. what happens if you are out riding, come off, knock your head and have to get rather expensive treatment. will your insurance/medical aid have the right to refuse to pay out?
rock Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 the few times I ride my commuter to the office or to the cafe I don't wear a helmet, I want bike riding to be seen as just a normal thing people do and not let other road users get confused with "cyclists" which motorists see as a menace to motorists. riding a bicycle in your jeans to the cafe should be seen the same as walking your dog. SA has to many cyclists and not enough people riding bicycles.
Hairy Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 the few times I ride my commuter to the office or to the cafe I don't wear a helmet, I want bike riding to be seen as just a normal thing people do and not let other road users get confused with "cyclists" which motorists see as a menace to motorists. riding a bicycle in your jeans to the cafe should be seen the same as walking your dog. SA has to many cyclists and not enough people riding bicycles.I just cycled up town in my jean pant, t-shirt, helmet and returned dressed the same, but with a kg of deluxe beans strapped to my bike
Edition 507 Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 riding a bicycle in your jeans to the cafe should be seen the same as walking your dog. Dogs get hit by cars too!
openmind Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 and the car manufacturers in the USA argued for many years and before a congressional hearing that it was safer for passengers to be thrown from cars in the event of an accident...A helmet is far less effective than a seatbelt (http://www.cyclehelmets.org/). Your analogy actually works in favour of the argument against mandatory helmets because, unlike seatbelts laws that have no negative effect on health, helmet legislation has been shown to reduce the overall health of a population by discouraging cycling. But the main issue is that helmet legislation typically leads to further legislation against cycling such as bicycle licensing, restricting the roads that we can use, making it the cyclist's fault in an accident etc. Again, please wear your helmet if you want to. Just don't force me to wear mine.
openmind Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 no thank you had too many tumbles through the years commuting and the damage shown to the helmets have further entrenched my faith in cycling with one on, no matter how short the ride.Then you should absolutely wear a helmet. But I won't rat on you if you don't.
Barry Stuart Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Legislation will never be enforced anyway, so to even write it is pointless. It's counterproductive in the sense of adding a cost burden to the commuter who can't afford the lid, but if you can you may as well. Just be an adult. Wear one, don't wear one. Whatever blows your hair back. Just don't tell anyone that YOUR WAY IS THE ONLY WAY because all you'll do is annoy people and they won't listen to you. (This goes for almost everything in life anyway...) And don't cry and point fingers if you hit your head.Summed up perfectly. This should be copy>pasted whenever a debate like this comes up. I'm guessing it happens a lot.
Grebel Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Wear it, don't wear it.... Whatever bro.... Knock yourself out
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Wear it, don't wear it.... Whatever bro.... Knock yourself out yes, please do...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 further evidence of the uselessness of helmets was found on google... http://rs1img.memecdn.com/oh-look-a-penny_o_1873621.jpg
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