Been on my helmet 3 times. One flip at 18mph. All three times, my helmet protected my face and scalp from serious road rash.
On Monday, November 23, 2015 at 8:37:54 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > I disagree. I've had several crashes over the years, all due to road > hazards: sand, eroded roots, potholes, cracks, black ice -- not one of > which involved cars and none of which would have been mitigated in any > way by having more cyclists on the road. And several people I know were > involved in crashes because of other cyclists: riders who stopped dead > with no warning while riding in the midst of a large group, riders who > rode into other riders, people who for no known reason just crashed > right in front of others causing a multi-bike pileup. > > If you're going down, head protection is far more likely to help than to > hurt. The next time you're hitting the asphalt at 10 or 15 mph and you > hear your helmet hitting the pavement and then sliding along the > asphalt, ask yourself "Would I rather be sliding on my skin than on the > helmet right now?" > > On 11/23/2015 08:34 AM, Philip Kim wrote: > > I think as more bicycles are on the road, helmets will become less > > necessary. I think a better way to promote bicycling is to have a > > traffic system where bicycles and cars don't share the same road, > > physically and psychologically. A lot of my friends won't ride bikes > > in the city for this reason. > > > > But in DC, as long as there's a law designating a "3 ft minimum to > > pass" for those driving 2 tons of metal and are usually texting or > > using facebook on their phone, I will keep wearing my helmet. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
