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Post by ishotthesheriffs on Jan 5, 2014 22:45:52 GMT
Yes I always wear one, not only is it for my own safety but it also as a good example to the kids. Friend stopped wearing a helmet and was very lucky not to be really hurt badly when knocked off on a roundabout. He has learnt his lesson and always wears one now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2014 23:27:02 GMT
I'd prefer to have something extra in the way when I hit my head rather than just use my skull.
From my off before xmas causing a couple of dents on my forehead where the helmet was and bending my teeth, helmet probably saved me from a fractured eye socket as that would have been the next thing to hit the pavement had the helmet not been there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 7:57:05 GMT
Always. After my little tumble on the ice yesterday. Goes to show how easy it is to come a cropper. Didn't think I'd hit my head at all, until got home and noticed a fair sized scrape/gouge along one side. I would have definitely known about it, if I wasn't wearing it.
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Post by jondxxx on Jan 6, 2014 8:30:49 GMT
I feel uncomfortable now if I go out without a helmet nowadays. Less publicity is given to the need for decent eyewear. My only mishap recently was when I ended up in a thorn hedge after a fly got in my eye at about 30 mph. I only had my everyday glasses on at the time. Consider what a flying stone can do to a car widscreen. Would it be a good idea to have a desperate board on the forum devoted to safety issues?
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Post by Radchenister on Jan 6, 2014 8:53:11 GMT
Really? More health and safety? You only have to look at other forums to see where dedicated helmet discussion threads end up. What do you feel you need to know more about that it needs a dedicated safety section? ...and others please respond. Who's going to police the advice for accuracy and being current good practice?
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Post by phred1812 on Jan 6, 2014 10:10:16 GMT
Always on the bike. If I go skiing again I will definitely wear a helmet although I never did in the past. Recent events have shown the value of head protection and how vulnerable the head can be.
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Post by jondxxx on Jan 6, 2014 11:57:49 GMT
Really? More health and safety? You only have to look at other forums to see where dedicated helmet discussion threads end up. What do you feel you need to know more about that it needs a dedicated safety section? ...and others please respond. Who's going to police the advice for accuracy and being current good practice? I take your point but occasionally comments about safety or legal issues crop up in other threads which may deserve flagging up to members. For example the dangers to other road users of badly adjusted high power front lights (I speak from personal experience as a car driver) or the need to get carbon forks properly checked after an accident.
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Post by richc on Jan 6, 2014 12:23:29 GMT
Yes, always wear one. Setting a good example to my girls and saving me ear ache from Mrs C. Just like seatbelts, it feels weird not to have one on but I don't think it should be legally required for lots of reasons. Agree with the previous post about eye protection, I never go out without some form of glasses on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 13:01:39 GMT
The only person that's worse off by not wearing a helmet is the person not wearing it, so the lack of it being law isn't really an issue. Although the majority appear to be in favor of wearing helmets, on this forum and on others, it does seem to be the case that most are also in favor of there being a choice rather than making it a requirement.
Always have eye protection while cycling*, I don't think the windscreen cover on the car insurance will cover my eye unfortunately.
*unless it's been raining for a while, can't see a thing through them then!
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Post by Radchenister on Jan 6, 2014 13:24:16 GMT
Really? More health and safety? You only have to look at other forums to see where dedicated helmet discussion threads end up. What do you feel you need to know more about that it needs a dedicated safety section? ...and others please respond. Who's going to police the advice for accuracy and being current good practice? I take your point but occasionally comments about safety or legal issues crop up in other threads which may deserve flagging up to members. For example the dangers to other road users of badly adjusted high power front lights (I speak from personal experience as a car driver) or the need to get carbon forks properly checked after an accident. All those appear common sense to me but then again, that's something that's sometimes in short supply in the world these days . We cover the major issues in normal conversation IMO but feel free to open a 'Safety Issues' thread in 'Triban Technical' by all means - personally I don't think it warrants a separate section just yet but it's a collective on here and we roll with popular consensus (within reason, we do of course aim to look after the interests of our Female minority members and avoid it getting too 'lad' intensive on here ). If it is popular and well used I'll staple it to the top - if it swells as a topic area, requiring multiple threads, then we can pull it out into it's own section if necessary. Looks like you might have just voted yourself H&S person !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 13:41:25 GMT
Most definitely. It's not just for my safety but it sets a good example for my kids. Always insist on my lad wearing one whether he's on his bike or scooter. He's only 5 but has already got the message, he even points to people he sees on a bike without a helmet and says they are naughty for not wearing one. Exactly the same with me and my 2 girls, I always wear one and they have also from day one on their bikes, scooters and skateboards. Never worth the risk without one and they only take seconds to put on. I'm still amazed when I see people not wearing helmets. For example I passed, going the other way, a local cycling group over the weekend. 20+ riders all kitted out in their club bling and dripping with carbon fiber racing machines. The bloke leading them out, at considerable speed, was not wearing a helmet . What a plonker
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Post by bandit3 on Jan 6, 2014 13:58:32 GMT
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Post by Radchenister on Jan 6, 2014 14:15:18 GMT
Sorry, I am with the 'reserve the right to take a risk if I feel like it' brigade; anyone who wants to argue needs to challenge me to a wheely competition to settle it ! I refuse to accept that wearing a helmet for a pootle in the granny ring to the bus stop is necessary, particularly as I stay off the A road (ask me about the ongoing safety saga with the junction / highways dept / planners that's going on through our hamlet, the one that means we have to go and meet our son in the first place and we'll put the risks here in perspective ... go on, I dare you ) ... and besides, I ride on the pavement, sometimes in my flip flops in summer , so what's the point. There, that should promote a load of PC 'helmet debate' bollox !!! Further ... I am better in terms of balance on a push bike than I am at walking after a vino, but we're OK this month, as I'm on 'Dry January', so I don't have to wear my new lid around the house at the moment !!! ... but of course, when we go out riding properly, we always use a helmet and to be more serious, my kids aren't even allowed on the roads here without being under direct verbal orders of either mum or dad .
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Post by bandit3 on Jan 6, 2014 14:23:28 GMT
What on going safety saga ? Oh bug#er I did
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Post by Radchenister on Jan 6, 2014 14:24:37 GMT
I'll tell you on the next 100km ride, we might need to go around twice !
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