On May 21, 2010, at 11:08 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Bran Everseeking > <bran.everseek...@sasktel.net> wrote: >> On Fri, 21 May 2010 17:53:03 -0400 >> John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: >> >>> Helmets do seem to prevent (or at least reduce) one class of injury. >>> But as far as I can see there are some pretty credible studies that >>> suggest there is no causative link, or even correlation, between >>> wearing helmets and reducing the frequency or severity of injuries. >> >> I have shifted to multi-sport type helmets that have higher >> expectations but still do not see them meeting the challenge of my 40 >> Kph meeting ground or a vehicle at any speed. that said I did break >> one on the windscreen of a car that cut me off. >> >> I wear mine mostly as a good example to the sub 10 kph set that will >> benefit from a helmet. personally I think bike gloves are more helpful. > > When a car made an illegal turn in front of me, causing me to fly over > her hood and land on the pavement, the first thing that contacted the > ground was my head (the temple area), then my face, then my shoulder. > > I had road-rash on my face and my collarbone was broken in two places. > My helmet had quite a dent in it. I suffered no head injuries > whatsoever. > > I don't care what the percentages and chances are - I'm convinced that > helmet saved my life that day. > > It's not just "what are the chances of it helping in a collision", > it's "how catastrophic would the consequences of that collision be". > > Despite the few minor inconveniences, I'll continue to wear a helmet. > > cheers, > frank >
Well said Frank. Helmets make sense. Yes, we grew up without them, but not all of us grew up. A friend of mine died at 16 when he bailed off his scooter to avoid a collision and hit his head on a parked car. Paul > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
