How often do you wear your helmet?
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If you hate the look of conventional bicycle helmets, you could wear one of the skateboard helmets.
Yesterday I said a helmet was important. Today I wrecked on my gas-bike. Not bad, didn't get hurt- luckily.
I got me a DOT helmet and wear it almost 100% of the time any time you can easly run 30 pluss its a must IMHO
I wore my bike helmet when using my motor bike doing trails for offroading the BLM park lands during the weekend. I first used a friends Yamaha 125 4 stroke dirt bike and used the helmet he had which covers also nose and chin.
The goggles were on too and were a good thing as low hanging branches on your faces are not so good.
When I went out using my home made offroading Briggs bike I had just the bike helmet, I had to duck my head down and then look up quick to keep on track.
MT
The goggles were on too and were a good thing as low hanging branches on your faces are not so good.
When I went out using my home made offroading Briggs bike I had just the bike helmet, I had to duck my head down and then look up quick to keep on track.
MT
Got a brain bucket today, DOT and everything. It is possible that I exercised the throttle slightly more than normal...
I intend to wear it every time I ride.
Photographic evidence that I am no longer an idiot;
I intend to wear it every time I ride.
Photographic evidence that I am no longer an idiot;
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Along with my full face, I've started wearing knee pads on days where I want to explore the limits, knees are precious!
If I am riding up and down the street to tune the bike I dont wear one, but if i plan to go further i put one on.
Catastrophic handlebar failure coming out of my driveway, BEFORE I even got CLOSE to the street. Went down HARD. I like my helmet. This was a while back. but even with the helmet I had a headach for a couple days.SO, as you can see, you dont have to be on the road to bump yer noggin hard enough to do damage.
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LOL, FMB! 2 funny. (thought I was the only one)
Worst motorized bicycle epic fail, face plant I have had was a few doors down from my house.
I have got in the habit of putting one on if I even test start a 2 wheeled any thing. 2 easy to say "it'll be OK. Only a quick ride"
I have a google notification for any news story with the words "motorized bicycle" Every single fatality I have seen, the MBer was not wearing a helmet.
Not exaggerating. Try it. http://www.google.com/alerts Gotta warn ya. Gets pretty depressing and always makes me wonder if it is one of ours who all of a sudden just stops posting here.
I believe it Dan. I recently moved to a "no-helmet law" state and there's probably at least one motorcyclist fatality every 2-3 weeks (w/ the same sad "the deceased was not wearing a helmet" comment in the newspaper report. Don't think I've seen one yet where the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.
Most of the motorcycle/scooter/bicycle/motorized bicycle riders here don't wear a helmet and it just makes me cringe every time one goes by. Still haven't gotten used to it...
This summer i was on 100 mile river trip with my Dagger Mumba from Drayton Valley to Edmonton, ( Almost died twice ) on the third day, i come to a bridge just begging for it to be the Devon bride. I come trudging up the bank under the bridge.
Well, there was a group of dudes on harleys all wearing black helmets. I glanced at them, and went up to see what bridge. Comming back down my heart sank and i was worried cause - was not the Devon Bridge.
It was just then when the bikers started laughing , fired up there harleys, and drove away.
Now when i think about it, i realize that i was wearing a white helmet, and they were all wearing black ones.
I remember a hit song called " How Far is Heaven." For me it is how far is Devon.
Anyway i am a survivor of a double cracked skull and permanent brain damage, full front brain contusion, my nose dripped brain fluid for 3 days.
I always wear my helmet, bike and river. The river is a dangerous place to play.