cycle helmet

Chippy_Minton_2

niall24 wrote: »

Maybe you should take note then!
Sorry to everyone else for lowering to tone by reponding to this cretin and his/her halfwit friend.
If you have nothing good to say put your dummy back in!

I'd re read your last and take your own advice.

The_Banker_5

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

I'd re read your last and take your own advice.

He's a bit fired up aint he?:eek:

Chippy_Minton_2

The_Banker wrote: »

Youre the one thats spat your dummy out.:D

Go and put your cycle helmet back on in case you hurt yourself washing the pots.:D

Given him chance he's still doing the risk assessment.

The_Banker_5

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

Given him chance he's still doing the risk assessment.

Ahhhhhhh wake me up when he comes back then.:D

Chippy_Minton_2

The_Banker wrote: »

He's a bit fired up aint he?:eek:

Deffo

Now he's gone too.

The_Banker_5

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

Deffo

Now he's gone too.

Youve scared them all away.:eek:

GT60

The_Banker wrote: »

Youve scared them all away.:eek:

No just cant be doing with fools.

Chippy you have a PM hope it helps

The_Banker_5

niall24 wrote: »

No just cant be doing with fools.

So how do you put up with yourself then?;)

DaveMacD

freakybacon wrote: »

Hmmmm. Moped riders with a top speed of 30mph- helmets by law.

Freakybacon mountain bike on slick tyres downhill- cycle computer recorded top speed of 46.9mph(could not verify this as I had a few other things on my mind at the time)... helmets optional.

The helmets used on a motor bike are FAR better quality than the cycle helmets. They have thicker padding and a more robust shell. They also protect far more of the head area.

If I may suggest as a compromise, you can get a crash helmet for cycles that looks like a full face helmet. They're very popular with the BMX stunt riders and racers. Maybe that would help with the whole 'trendy' thing.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

biscuitdunker wrote: »

You may be happy for your broken bones, but if you were in a collision with a car and suffered severe brain damage, you'd probably not be here to tell us about it. A helmet doesn't prevent broken bones, it lessens the chance of death or severe brain damage. Those aren't the sort of things which teach a child an important life lesson.

I've been a cyclist for about 20 years. I probably average about 50 miles a week, during the summer up to 100 miles - and that's leisure only. I've been in collision with a few cars while cycling. Always their fault, always their lack of observation. In each instance the helmet wasn't touched.

Its a piece of polystyrene, designed for low-speed impacts. Banging your head on the road, perhaps. It won't protect anything when in direct collision with a car. In fact, there are studies which demonstrate that motorists tend to view cyclists wearing helmets as less vulnerable than those without, and consequently take less care around them.

This is one of the reasons why helmet wearing isn't compulsory. The health gains wearing them are completely outweighed by the health losses suffered by people who would be put off cycling.

Concentration, observation, anticipation, positioning - these are all things that are massively more important than a cycle helmet and a bright vest. Sadly, the OP's child is now being denied the ability to learn these lessons.