Helmets??

[Innes]

So, I've been hangin around for a week or so now and I've kinda noticed there's a wee "thing " ref the wearing of helmets. Do we like them or are they just tolerated because they're safer but it's not the law to wear them. I didn't wear mine on my last ride out because I was off the road on a designated track /cycle path. What is the general consensus??

 

[ianrauk]

Just go to the helmet debate ghetto and fill your boots. Really no need for yet another thread that will descend into the usual.

 

[Markymark]

Just go to the helmet debate ghetto and fill your boots. Really no need for yet another thread that will descend into the usual.

Yep, there's a whole section. Very little to be added. Read all about it and make your choices.

 

[ufkacbln]

Read the evidence, make up your own mind and don't' be bullied by the "Wear a helmet or be a vegetable" evangelists

 

[Markymark]

Read the evidence, make up your own mind and don't' be bullied by the "Wear a helmet or be a vegetable" evangelists

Nor be bullied by the non wearers too.

 

[screenman]

Read the evidence and do not be made to feel a fool by the non wearers if you decide to wear one.

The choice and hopefully it will stay this way is yours.

 

[Brandane]

So, I've been hangin around for a week or so now and I've kinda noticed there's a wee "thing " ref the wearing of helmets. Do we like them or are they just tolerated because they're safer but it's not the law to wear them. I didn't wear mine on my last ride out because I was off the road on a designated track /cycle path. What is the general consensus??

They are liked by some, not by others.
They don't have to be "tolerated" by anyone who doesn't want to wear one, because as you covered in your next line, they are not a legal requirement.
Are they safer? That is open to debate (and as Ian says, there is a whole section where everything to do with helmets has been done to death, many times over).
If you want to wear one, do so. If you don't, well; don't. Only thing is, if you do choose to wear one, please respect the views of us who don't.

 

[Innes]

Bloody hell, ok, wish I'd kept quiet and read the other threads, sorry to rake over old ground.

 

[Drago]

Do we like them or are they just tolerated because they're safer...

That's the problem. They're not demonstrably safer, and in some circumstances may themselves be the mechanism of injury or death. Proper long term, multi stranded, peer reviewed research is what is required, but no one isndoing any.

 

[Brandane]

Bloody hell, ok, wish I'd kept quiet and read the other threads, sorry to rake over old ground.

Don't take it personally - it's just a slightly touchy subject as you will have noticed if you have ventured into the helmet "debates" place .
Welcome to CC, BTW.. If you prefer a quiet life, don't mention helmets or whether to wave or not to wave at other cyclists; and whatever you do, do not click here.

 

[Tin Pot]

So, I've been hangin around for a week or so now and I've kinda noticed there's a wee "thing " ref the wearing of helmets. Do we like them or are they just tolerated because they're safer but it's not the law to wear them. I didn't wear mine on my last ride out because I was off the road on a designated track /cycle path. What is the general consensus??

 

[doog]

Bloody hell, ok, wish I'd kept quiet and read the other threads, sorry to rake over old ground.

Best of luck. I would encourage you to read these threads however.

You will learn about the danger of walking up a flight of stairs - and how its more dangerous than sitting on a 7kg piece of carbon on 23 mm tyres whilst descending a mountain pass at 35mph...

You will also learn about the dangers of walking around your kitchen,shed or hallway and usefully learn that apparently youre more at risk of head injury by getting a tin of baked beans out of the cupboard than negotiating a 20 percent slope on a ragged mountain path in Wales whilst riding a full suspension MTB.

You will learn that getting in your car and driving 1 mile to the corner shop at a speed not exceeding 22 mph will put you at far more at risk of a lethal head injury than descending the Ventoux at 44mph.

You will be shown lots of pictures of bashed in cycle helmets taken by real people on this forum- IGNORE THEM. They mean nothing as some freak of science actually means that their head should really have been yanked from their spinal cord by the mere presence of the the lid on their bonce and they are truely fortunate that it never happened...idiots....why...because A & E is full of people who hurt their heads as a result of wearing helmets.

No the world hasnt turned upside down....read on.

You will learn what compression is and people will insist on viewing your compressed helmet after you landed on it head first at 20mph.....they will insist that a 12mm compression of you helmet would not have hurt your bare skull in the slightest and your'e a nancy boy for even suggesting it might just have. Chuck some loony equation into the mix and you will be fobbed off with your tail between your legs

square route of fook all + e minus 6 g 9- minus some law of motion +6....see how I did that ? that means your helmet is a worthless piece of crap.

You will also learn that if compulsory helmet wearing is brought in a whole nation will get simply die off and disappear from the map due to being fat bastards .

You will also learn that to simply question these marvelous facts is referred to a "trolling", you might even be accused of stalking and probably be told to f^ck off in the process. You might even get a temporary ban for your troubles if your'e lucky.

The choice is yours. However if you want a fair debate about the subject on a level playing field...go elsewhere.

 

[winjim]

You will also discover the usefulness of the various ignore functions which the forum admin so thoughtfully provide.

 

[Brandane]

The choice is yours.

You could have left out the rest of the bollox.

 

[classic33]

Best of luck. I would encourage you to read these threads however.

You will learn about the danger of walking up a flight of stairs - and how its more dangerous than sitting on a 7kg piece of carbon on 23 mm tyres whilst descending a mountain pass at 35mph...

You will also learn about the dangers of walking around your kitchen,shed or hallway and usefully learn that apparently youre more at risk of head injury by getting a tin of baked beans out of the cupboard than negotiating a 20 percent slope on a ragged mountain path in Wales whilst riding a full suspension MTB.

You will learn that getting in your car and driving 1 mile to the corner shop at a speed not exceeding 22 mph will put you at far more at risk of a lethal head injury than descending the Ventoux at 44mph.

You will be shown lots of pictures of bashed in cycle helmets taken by real people on this forum- IGNORE THEM. They mean nothing as some freak of science actually means that their head should really have been yanked from their spinal cord by the mere presence of the the lid on their bonce and they are truely fortunate that it never happened...idiots....why...because A & E is full of people who hurt their heads as a result of wearing helmets.

No the world hasnt turned upside down....read on.

You will learn what compression is and people will insist on viewing your compressed helmet after you landed on it head first at 20mph.....they will insist that a 12mm compression of you helmet would not have hurt your bare skull in the slightest and your'e a nancy boy for even suggesting it might just have. Chuck some loony equation into the mix and you will be fobbed off with your tail between your legs

square route of fook all + e minus 6 g 9- minus some law of motion +6....see how I did that ? that means your helmet is a worthless piece of crap.

You will also learn that if compulsory helmet wearing is brought in a whole nation will get simply die off and disappear from the map due to being fat bastards .

You will also learn that to simply question these marvelous facts is referred to a "trolling", you might even be accused of stalking and probably be told to f^ck off in the process. You might even get a temporary ban for your troubles if your'e lucky.

The choice is yours. However if you want a fair debate about the subject on a level playing field...go elsewhere.

and from an industry where there use, helmets, is mandatory http://simplifiedsafety.co.uk/blog/the_clock_is_ticking_on_your_hard_hat/
"We have found an interesting discussion regarding the manufacturing / expiry date of hardhats on the HSE Website. It touches on some good points regarding the effects of adding stickers with regards to the adhesive and the effect of UV light on hardhats."

http://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/connect.ti/construction/messageshowthread?threadid=26478

Just remember that not everyone will either want to wear one or not wear one. Personal choice. Like anything else what you do with regards cycling is up to you.