If you're riding outside Holland . . please wear a helmet!

[green1]

Or perhaps is it because the quickies are more likely to bowl short stuff to tail enders - because they aren't so vulnerable now, as they have helmets. And possibly because they aren't quite as hopeless as in the "old days" with everyone being required to do a bit. So many variables in the game have changed since the days of uncovered pitches, no helmets and jumpers for goalposts (oops, wrong sport) that if batsmen are being hit more, it's unlikely to have one single cause.

I wouldn't call Justin Langer a tail ender and he was renowned for getting beaned

 

[coffeejo]

How did we go from skips to cricket?

 

[User482]

Risk compensation clearly. Does the same occur with cycle helmets? Downhill MTBers pretty certainly. Road?

Pass. I would say that risk compensation isn't always a bad thing...

 

[Dogtrousers]

How did we go from skips to cricket?

Skips are a kind of crunchy snack, as are quavers. The quaver is a kind of musical note, such as may be produced by a cricket rubbing its legs together.

 

[User482]

In general you don't see the hook much these days, certainly not like when the Windies awesome attack was pummeling teams in the 70s/80s with 5 or 6 bouncers an over which isn't allowed now. you certainly see far more batsmen taking their eye off the ball due to bad technique in playing the short ball since the introduction of helmets. If your not looking at it you can't take avoiding action.

I'm not quite convinced...with one or two exceptions you don't see many decent batsmen getting hit on the head often. I think there's something in @Dogtrousers point about they way tailenders are bowled to - the gentleman's agreement of not bouncing each other is long gone.

 

[User482]

I would reckon that, on the part of the cyclist, it is pretty much immeasurable

Indeed. When riding offroad, tackling obstacles on the trail is riskier than simply lifting the bike over them, but I do it because it's fun. On road, I like going downhill faster than I need to. Would I do those things sans helmet? Probably. To the same degree? F*ck knows.

 

[ufkacbln]

How did we go from skips to cricket?

Isn't the internet a wonderful thing?

 

[ufkacbln]

[QUOTE 2887304, member: 45"]I've seen that. It wasn't going very fast at the time.[/quote]

There is an obvious joke about Hen nights and fast women - but I am going to resist......

 

[Kies]

so after 7 pages .... what have we learned?

1. some people always wear helmets
2. some people never wear helmets
3. some people have better bike control than others
4. some people ride too fast for the environment they are riding within
5. some people will land on their ass, whilst others will land on their head
6. this is unlikely to be the last post on the helmet debate
7. i need a cup of tea

 

[coffeejo]

Skips are a kind of crunchy snack, as are quavers. The quaver is a kind of musical note, such as may be produced by a cricket rubbing its legs together.

 

[green1]

so after 7 pages .... what have we learned?

1. some people always wear helmets
2. some people never wear helmets
3. some people have better bike control than others
4. some people ride too fast for the environment they are riding within
5. some people will land on their ass, whilst others will land on their head
6. this is unlikely to be the last post on the helmet debate
7. i need a cup of tea

You forgot that someone broke a helmet doing something the helmet is not designed to withstand and it 'definitely saved their life'.

 

[Wobblers]

so after 7 pages .... what have we learned?

1. some people always wear helmets
2. some people never wear helmets
3. some people have better bike control than others
4. some people ride too fast for the environment they are riding within
5. some people will land on their ass, whilst others will land on their head
6. this is unlikely to be the last post on the helmet debate
7. i need a cup of tea

Would it be all right if I had a beer instead?

 

[Kies]

that depends on your risk assessment of the situation. i would wear a helmet in case your head hits the front lip of the fridge, but remove it for consumption

 

[green1]

that depends on your risk assessment of the situation. i would wear a helmet in case your head hits the front lip of the fridge, but remove it for consumption

But put in back on after the second beer to mitigate the risks of falling over whilst drunk/tipsy.

 

[Kies]

or not wear one at all, and trust you skills ..... the debate continues