Comments on: Helmets and the “They Can’t Hurt” theory

By: personal injury claims

personal injury claims — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:21:00 +0000

This is a helpful one! There is no doubt that a bycicle helmet worn properly will afford some protection to the rider is case of a controlled crash test-type accident. In real-life conditions they do not do very much in collision between cars and bikes.
Helmets mostly serve to provide comforting delusion. They aren’t going to do you a bit of good if you get bounced in front of an onrushing bus by some idiot throwing open their door in your path. But if the victim hadn’t been wearing one some jerks would be sure to be crowing about it.In many cases where the bike accident was not your fault, consult with a specialist personal injury claims solicitor about claiming compensation for your injuries

By: bike accidents

bike accidents — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:16:00 +0000

Helmets mostly serve to provide comforting delusion. They aren’t going to do you a bit of good if you get bounced in front of an onrushing bus by some idiot throwing open their door in your path. But if the victim hadn’t been wearing one some jerks would be sure to be crowing about it.In many cases where the bike accident was not your fault, consult with a specialist personal injury claims solicitor about claiming compensation for your injuries.One of the underestimated advantages of using a specialist personal injury claims solicitor when claiming compensation for injuries sustained in bike accidents, is that they are aware of the much higher percentage of serious injuries that are suffered in these road traffic accidents.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:04:00 +0000

I share the same ambivalence. A lot of the reason I wear a helmet 99.9% of the time is that I also skate a lot, and it seems silly to wear the helmet for one activity and not the other when they’re remarkably similar overall. I had been moving steadily toward the sans-foam-hat camp, but about a year ago some small, stupid animal darted toward my spokes… the sight of the rock-filled ditch I probably would have landed in caused me to rethink matters a bit. So I’m still wearing a helmet whenever I ride, but I will admit that it’s not the single most rational of my behaviors.

By: Pierren

Pierren — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:28:00 +0000

There is no doubt that a bycicle helmet worn properly will afford some protection to the rider is case of a controlled crash test-type accident. In real-life conditions they do not do very much in collision between cars and bikes.
From a global perspective they cost lives for the following reasons:
— Their manufacturing, like any manufacturing of plastic items is highly damageable to the environment.
— They discourage cycling and make bike-share schemes such as Velib impossible and therefore increase obesity, cardio-vascular disease, pollution, motorcar accidents.
— They give cyclist a false sense of security and encourage reckless cycling.
I think they are a good thing to have, but should not be compulsory and bike-share riders should be exempt from wearing them. Personally, I always wear one now, but I would rather see more bicycles and less cars on the road than more obsession with short-term safety.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:58:00 +0000

Clearly, helmets won’t mitigate the impact of some accidents. However, I always wear one, and I’m glad I did when I got hit by a car that turned right in front of me. I hit the car’s windshield with my head, shattering the windshield. I had some cuts on my neck, but a lot of glass stuck in the helmet’s GCET foam. The helmet saved me a lot of personal damage – and Giro replaced it at half-price for a new Ventoux.

By: JustAnotherCyclist

JustAnotherCyclist — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:43:00 +0000

I added the link to the last sentence late so some of you may have missed it. But this just fits in too well with the overall theme:

http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-03-12