How often do you wear your helmet?

How often do you wear a helmet?

  • I wear one no matter what

    Votes: 105 52.8%

  • I wear a helmet most of the time

    Votes: 47 23.6%

  • I only wear one on long rides

    Votes: 16 8.0%

  • I just wear one when I want the look

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • I rarely wear a helmet when riding

    Votes: 11 5.5%

  • I just man it without one on

    Votes: 22 11.1%
  • Total voters
    199
High., I wear my helmet when I use my motor,I'm permanently Brain damaged from a crtical double skull fracture, that left me half deaf. I also weqr my helmett when I do my boatin.
 
Always 100% wear one and all of my MB helmet's are DOT motorcycle helmets. BTW a DOT helmet is the law in Wasington State for anything on two or three wheels with an "internal combustion engine" Odd that ... I am thinking about this... most anyone I have ever seen on a MB in Wa has only been wearing a bicycle helemt.... tisk tisk. WEAR A DOT HELMET PEOPLE!
 
on a motor bike a bicycle helmet will not cut it, you need a DOT or SNELL rated helmet, a bicycle helmet is designed for an impact at pedal speed, 7-15 mph. motor bikes go upwards of 30. you can trust your life with a bicycle helmet, i will continue to wear my motorcycle helmets
 
The only time I don't wear a helmet is if i'm driving across my apartment's parking lot to test my bike. Other than that, I always wear one when I ride. I was lucky to have it today because I went down for the first time due to a faulty front fork.
 
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moonerdizzle said:
on a motor bike a bicycle helmet will not cut it, you need a DOT or SNELL rated helmet, a bicycle helmet is designed for an impact at pedal speed, 7-15 mph. motor bikes go upwards of 30. you can trust your life with a bicycle helmet, i will continue to wear my motorcycle helmets
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Plus Motorcycle/moped helmets look way cooler than bicycle helmets and are more cold weather friendly.
 
moonerdizzle said:
on a motor bike a bicycle helmet will not cut it, you need a DOT or SNELL rated helmet, a bicycle helmet is designed for an impact at pedal speed, 7-15 mph. motor bikes go upwards of 30. you can trust your life with a bicycle helmet, i will continue to wear my motorcycle helmets
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I think a lot of people do not realize something about bicycle helmets. The same thing applies to motorcycle helmets as well. That point is this; Helmets that you and I can buy today are based on helmets designed for racing. The tech gets passed down to commercial grade helmets. And if you buy one from a reputable manufacturer then you have a good helmet if it's a bicycle or motorcycle helmet.

Anyone that lives in a mountainous area can tell you, going downhill on a pedal bike you can reach some really fast speeds. I once hit 42.5mph on a full suspension TREK Y-frame, a Y-22. The speedo I had was well calibrated and accurate. As tested by a police officer with a laser radar gun. Heck, on that same bike, right before I got the speedo, I hit 35mph on mostly level road, told to me by the guy behind me in his work van. He was fixing to pass me when he looked at his speedo and saw he was doing the speed limit which was 35. So he just stayed behind me till we got to the red light a half mile away. This was on a pedal bike, no motor.

The riders in pro bicycle races wear bicycle helmets. If it's good enough for them then it's good enough for me.
 
I would prefer to wear my bicycle helmet because it is lighter and cooler, but here in Ga the law States the helmet must be D.O.T approved so I were a cruiser half style.
 
No helmet, because those are expensive.

I have put well over 250 miles on my bike, and still no brakes too xD
 
OK, I am NOT a huge fan of the OSHA Cowboy...

Unless you are racing that motorized bicycle on a board track, I'd really suggest you get the best brakes you can.

a helmet is no substitute for brakes

and not to put too fine a point on it, ALL the armor you can put on is not a bad idea when taking any kind of bike out in traffic

Best
rc
 
R.C. you are 100% right! Hmm lets see...no helmet and no brakes, I hope he checked organ donor on his drivers license! Seriously at least fix the brakes.
 
cmanns said:
No helmet, because those are expensive.

I have put well over 250 miles on my bike, and still no brakes too xD
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Hmmmm? Another statistic, maybe?

Get some brakes, for-cryin' out loud. :(
Sorry, I just don't have much tolerance for it.
Tom
 
I wear mine all the time...unless i've been workin on bike and have to take it around the block.
It is not leagal to ride motorized bicycles without helmets where i am. athe cops dont like that.

They will know.
 
Full Face vented with visor anytime 45 or so degrees or colder. I live in Maine and ride from March to December. Fair to say 50% of the time.
 
i always wear a helmet and gloves and if its not too hot i wear my leather jacket. i learned the hard way road rash and concussion hurt
 
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