Helmets
Tourer
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From: Helena, AL
RE: Helmets
They don't want you to know this, but the facts show frequently even DOT approved helmets tend to shatter on impact and force multiple plastic projectiles directly through the skull and intothe brain, almost always causing immediate death.Another unrelated study shows that human skin is actually quite tough and resistant to concrete and asphalt on impact of speeds up to 120mph, usually just sliding a little bit and maybe rubbing off a few strands of hair.
Even so, I wear a very uncool 3/4.
Even so, I wear a very uncool 3/4.
Road Warrior
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From: Ma
RE: Helmets
ORIGINAL: screwball
If you are going to wear one, have fun with it
My wife, riding her own bike. It is a DOT helmet, I put the spikes on it. I
have one just like it.
We are also So. Cal.
If you are going to wear one, have fun with it
My wife, riding her own bike. It is a DOT helmet, I put the spikes on it. I
have one just like it.
We are also So. Cal.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: USA
RE: Helmets
ORIGINAL: CarbideDude
They don't want you to know this, but the facts show frequently even DOT approved helmets tend to shatter on impact and force multiple plastic projectiles directly through the skull and intothe brain, almost always causing immediate death.Another unrelated study shows that human skin is actually quite tough and resistant to concrete and asphalt on impact of speeds up to 120mph, usually just sliding a little bit and maybe rubbing off a few strands of hair.
Even so, I wear a very uncool 3/4.
They don't want you to know this, but the facts show frequently even DOT approved helmets tend to shatter on impact and force multiple plastic projectiles directly through the skull and intothe brain, almost always causing immediate death.Another unrelated study shows that human skin is actually quite tough and resistant to concrete and asphalt on impact of speeds up to 120mph, usually just sliding a little bit and maybe rubbing off a few strands of hair.
Even so, I wear a very uncool 3/4.
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From: Vegas, baby!
RE: Helmets
ORIGINAL: CarbideDude
human skin is actually quite tough and resistant to concrete and asphalt on impact of speeds up to 120mph, usually just sliding a little bit and maybe rubbing off a few strands of hair.
human skin is actually quite tough and resistant to concrete and asphalt on impact of speeds up to 120mph, usually just sliding a little bit and maybe rubbing off a few strands of hair.
I crashed about 37 years ago, I was hit in the head by a fence plank that had lifted off a rack on a truck I was meeting, and at a speed of 'only' 45 mph I lost quite a bit of skin from both of my arms and a fair amount from my back.
The sliding on asphalt is going to rub your skin offunless you are tumbling and the skin and ground aren't really having anysustained contact. And as far as "rubbing off a few strands of hair", loss of hairor skin are reallyunimportant when considering a head hitting the ground. The problem is scamblingyour brain.
Of course it may be preferable to outright die then have a brain injury, depending on it's magnitude. But people shouldn't let their zeal to be against helmets or helmet laws cloud their logic.
I don't mean to start anything, or to put anyone down, but it would be a nice thing for people to provide some rationale to support the reason for their idea which seems to be so irrational.
That means more then claims of an unnamed"study" or "accredited researcher".
Ron
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