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Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote from: shrunkenmaster on July 06, 2011, 05:32:15 pm ---One of my friends was cycling on a Sunday, a 5 minute journey. An elderly lady car driver didn't see him, his head hit the kerb, resulting in a coma, followed by a life (?) of not knowing what day it is.

The helmet would have saved him. So I'm in favour of the helmet.

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We get it. Heck this thread is about a guy without a helmet dieing in a protest against helmets who could have been saved if he had a helmet.

Who cares?
    You and the mother of the guy in the original link care.

Your friend and the guy in the original link didn't.

There are people who want to remove headers from soccer and this summer New York tried to outlaw freeze tag, Wiffle Ball and Red Rover.

We don't need the likes of iRobot locking us up for own protection, we're doing it to ourselves.

derep:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 06, 2011, 11:35:37 am ---
--- Quote from: Corbo on July 06, 2011, 09:39:10 am ---Either way, it's a bit dumb not to wear one.

--- End quote ---

Some helmets restrict your view to a very limited area. Forget about peripheral vision in them.

That is more dangerous to OTHER people on the road.

Also, I find them somewhat disorienting.

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You know whats not disorienting ? Taking a beetle to the eye/face going 50mph  >:D

Saw this a few days ago: Skull caps , t-shirts, shorts and flip flops for a guy and his 10 y.o son.
Doesn't bother me, i don't have to live with the results

ahofle:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on July 05, 2011, 01:45:21 pm ---Here's my take on riding:

It's like sex (no helmet)
...sex with a condom (tiny beanie helmet)
...sex with an oven mitt (full face helmet)

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That seems to be a gross exaggeration to me.  I personally don't find a full face helmet to be that much worse than no helmet.  If you consider being pelted in the face with bugs or pebbles than it's even more pleasurable than no helmet (unless you're into S&M).  ;D

Vigo:
Shades are your friend. So is keeping your mouth closed when riding.  :lol


I do ride with full face helmets when the bugs are out, though.

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on July 06, 2011, 08:34:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: shrunkenmaster on July 06, 2011, 05:32:15 pm ---One of my friends was cycling on a Sunday, a 5 minute journey. An elderly lady car driver didn't see him, his head hit the kerb, resulting in a coma, followed by a life (?) of not knowing what day it is.

The helmet would have saved him. So I'm in favour of the helmet.

--- End quote ---
There are people who want to remove headers from soccer and this summer New York tried to outlaw freeze tag, Wiffle Ball and Red Rover.
We don't need the likes of iRobot locking us up for own protection, we're doing it to ourselves.

--- End quote ---

Wait what the ---fudgesicle---? Trying to remove headers from soccer?! And what the ---fudgesicle--- is with New York? Why the hell would someone try to outlaw those games? I dont want to derail the thread, but I need to know about that. Jesus god. The world sucks.  :-\

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