Can't wait for the follow up, "How I'm dealing with my Traumatic Brain Injury"
Seriously, I get that one can rationalize away : "I have never been in a bike accident nor experienced a close call, though I know what has happened to less fortunate bikers. I try to be cautious: I don’t fly through intersections, and I always look both ways. I believe the helmet has limitations and won’t protect me in many kinds of accidents. "
Helmets do one thing really really well, they mitigate brain trauma. Sure they look stupid, sure they are bulky, sure they take time to put on and put off. When you lose control of your bike, or it is taken from you by circumstances beyond your control, a helmet will give you a fighting chance to avoid having your greatest asset made irrelevant.
The cost of wearing a helmet is very low compared to the gain of having been wearing one during an accident (which could very well be caused by someone other than the cyclist).
Agreed, he raises no convincing point. And yes, if you are in a very traumatic accident the helmet is only going to do so much...and like you said the one thing it does is the one thing you cannot live without.
You can go on living without a leg/arm/spleen but a brain injury...
I had a nice pleasant surprise when reading this on a mobile device, I ignored the banner as to download the app, and halfway down the article, I was suddenly taken to a download page with no means of dismissing.
I can see doing risky things and accepting the risks (mountain biking, bringing but not wearing your life preserver kayaking, etc.). Just don't tell me you have a "good reason" for taking those unnecessary risks.
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[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 31.2 ms ] threadSeriously, I get that one can rationalize away : "I have never been in a bike accident nor experienced a close call, though I know what has happened to less fortunate bikers. I try to be cautious: I don’t fly through intersections, and I always look both ways. I believe the helmet has limitations and won’t protect me in many kinds of accidents. "
Helmets do one thing really really well, they mitigate brain trauma. Sure they look stupid, sure they are bulky, sure they take time to put on and put off. When you lose control of your bike, or it is taken from you by circumstances beyond your control, a helmet will give you a fighting chance to avoid having your greatest asset made irrelevant.
You can go on living without a leg/arm/spleen but a brain injury...
This happened three times.
So, you're biking home without a helmet, after (probably) drinking at a nightclub? Great idea. Enjoy the coma and TBI.