Helmet again........and don't get on MY case.
#23
02-01-2019, 11:03 PM
Road Master
I bought a bike from a guy who made fun of me for wearing a helmet. His argument was if he crashed, he would rather be dead than a vegetable.
Pretty sure that’s like just not wearing a seatbelt that would most likely save you because you’d just rather fly through a windshield and be dead.
I have people that rely on me, so I wear a helmet to increase my odds of still being around. Really doesn’t bother me at all, my riding is no less enjoyable with it, don’t see why it’s a big issue. Kind of like wearing pants, sure it’s great to not wear them, but you just put them on, go to work, and that’s just how it goes.
Pretty sure that’s like just not wearing a seatbelt that would most likely save you because you’d just rather fly through a windshield and be dead.
I have people that rely on me, so I wear a helmet to increase my odds of still being around. Really doesn’t bother me at all, my riding is no less enjoyable with it, don’t see why it’s a big issue. Kind of like wearing pants, sure it’s great to not wear them, but you just put them on, go to work, and that’s just how it goes.
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02-02-2019, 12:46 AM
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#26
02-02-2019, 01:14 AM
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I am PRO CHOICE pretty much EVERYTHING! Helmets, pregnancy, firearms, etc... I DETEST the gov or ANYONE telling me what I can and can not do.
Having said that, I just came back from my annual ophthalmologist appt. He does emergency coverage for 2 of the major (large) hospital emergency rooms in Palm Beach & Broward counties.
He asked me if I wear a helmet when I ride. I said "always.". He said good. Then followed up with an "off the cuff" remark (NOT in a condescending way at all) he said matter of factly, that when Florida passed the law riding with a helmet is optional for whatever age it is and above, his calls to the ER for bike related accidents (be it damage he had to fix or as a consult) went up 300%.
This thread is not meant to be another long drawn out discussion about helmets for the bazillionth time. It is just an interesting "fact" to note. His staff figured the numbers on his call outs over the years. A 300% increase for bike related issues.
Huh..........
Having said that, I just came back from my annual ophthalmologist appt. He does emergency coverage for 2 of the major (large) hospital emergency rooms in Palm Beach & Broward counties.
He asked me if I wear a helmet when I ride. I said "always.". He said good. Then followed up with an "off the cuff" remark (NOT in a condescending way at all) he said matter of factly, that when Florida passed the law riding with a helmet is optional for whatever age it is and above, his calls to the ER for bike related accidents (be it damage he had to fix or as a consult) went up 300%.
This thread is not meant to be another long drawn out discussion about helmets for the bazillionth time. It is just an interesting "fact" to note. His staff figured the numbers on his call outs over the years. A 300% increase for bike related issues.
Huh..........
Its your head ands ya makes ya choicz
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02-02-2019, 02:13 AM
#28
02-02-2019, 03:18 AM
Road Captain
#29
02-02-2019, 04:27 AM
Road Master
And yet, wanna bet that is exactly what it will turn into? We are all well aware of the facts. I don’t know any riders that think it’s safe to ride without a helmet but I know a lot of them that do it anyway, myself included on occasion. I used to never wear a helmet. Last summer I forced myself to start wearing one and eventually bought an expensive Shoei FF, my theory being that I would feel obligated to wear it since I had so much money tied up in it. I love my Shoei and don’t usually roll a wheel without it but there are still those times when I like to turn my hat around backwards and go down the road with no lid. It’s liberating. It’s also dangerous and I know it. Those who ride without helmets all the time know it too but most of them figure riding a motorcycle is dangerous anyway and if they were expecting to crash they wouldn’t get on the damn thing in the first place.
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#30
02-02-2019, 04:37 AM
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Head injuries are special in that a little injury can go a long way in affecting a person's life. Another difference is that, generally speaking, blunt force trauma is more likely to be fixable then are head injuries.
Make a choice carefully. It is not as simple as life or death.
Last edited by rjg883c; 02-02-2019 at 04:45 AM.