https://justanothercyclist.com/2016/04/19/the-physics-of-banging-your-head/ Wed, 25 May 2016 05:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 https://justanothercyclist.com/2016/04/19/the-physics-of-banging-your-head/#comment-13215 Wed, 25 May 2016 05:17:00 +0000 https://justanothercyclist.com/?p=5075#comment-13215 Funny I just happen to come across this article. I am an avid bike rider and commuter. I ride to the bus, then get off the bus and ride the rest of the way to work. There have been a few times, where I left my garage and get a few houses down the street and realize I forgot my helmet. Up until 4 days I would continue this practice. That day, at lunch I left my office on foot to go grab a salad across the street. About 30 seconds before I got there, another person with the same idea was coming back across the street, on foot, in a cross walk, and got hit by a car, knocked up into the air and apparently landed on his head. He ended up a good 40 ft from the cross walk. No broken bones except for his orbital socket, and a big cut on the back side of his head. It was pretty gruesome, I had to hold him down until the paramedics got there. He was obviously in shock, trying to get up. Talking about a head injuries, imagining what a head injury is like is not the same as seeing one first hand. It was pretty bad. As I was holding him while waiting for the paramedics, I found my self looking at him trying to picture how it would have been less severe had he been wearing a helmet. I realized he was walking and obviously no one would consider wearing one for a walk, but i found my self trying to gauge how much less the injuries would have been had he been wearing a helmet. After seeing that, I will always wear a helmet on every single bike ride. If I forget to wear one, I will turn around and go back and get it. I am telling you, seeing it first hand is convincing. Anyways thats my two cents.

]]> https://justanothercyclist.com/2016/04/19/the-physics-of-banging-your-head/#comment-13214 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:55:00 +0000 https://justanothercyclist.com/?p=5075#comment-13214 Great post Ross. I agree completely. My choice to wear a helmet, regardless of how effective they are or aren’t. My personal choice. Same with motorcycle helmets and seatbelts. I choose to wear these things and take these precautions, but it is my choice completely. Your point that there are many actions that we could take as a society that would actually keep cyclists more safe is right on – and that’s where we should focus our collective efforts. If I choose to do stupid things, leave me alone, but let’s focus our collective efforts on safety for others.

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