Oh dear!

[magnatom]

With a camera stuck on it, waiting to snag on the road if you come off. ouch!

Not so. My camera actually sits just under my helmet on a head strap!

Although you are correct, if a camera is attached to the helmet, it is possible that it would increase the risk of rotational injury. However, I think the advantages of wearing a camera vastly outweigh the very small risks of wearing it.

Of course I have no statistics to back that up.

 

[Riding in Circles]

Not so. My camera actually sits just under my helmet on a head strap!

Although you are correct, if a camera is attached to the helmet, it is possible that it would increase the risk of rotational injury. However, I think the advantages of wearing a camera vastly outweigh the very small risks of wearing it.

Of course I have no statistics to back that up.

You must have one of those helmets that looks like a wok.

 

[magnatom]

At the risk of being flamed by the anti helmet revolutionary society, judging by the impact area on the helmet in the photo, it could well have saves her from greater injury as it looks to have slowed the impact.

I think bentmikey will be along soon to point out that because the helmet has cracked and fractured, that shows that it has failed (i.e. the polystyrene did not do the job of compressing, it fractured instead. So despite how it looks the helmet might not have done much at all, except for preventing cuts and abrasions.

The point is though, we have no idea either way that can prove if the helmet in this instance helped or hindered. All we can do is look at group statistics to see if helmet wearing helps or hinders. The jury is still out on that one I believe.

 

[magnatom]

You must have one of those helmets that looks like a wok.

When I say under the helmet, I mean (in medical speak) inferior to the helmet, not actually underneath it!

 

[Riding in Circles]

I think bentmikey will be along soon to point out that because the helmet has cracked and fractured, that shows that it has failed (i.e. the polystyrene did not do the job of compressing, it fractured instead. So despite how it looks the helmet might not have done much at all, except for preventing cuts and abrasions.

The point is though, we have no idea either way that can prove if the helmet in this instance helped or hindered. All we can do is look at group statistics to see if helmet wearing helps or hinders. The jury is still out on that one I believe.

That's because helmet testing only relies on impact at low velocity, they ignore those of us that do 30+mph on a regular basis as well as ignoring rotational injuries, when motorcycle helmets went from polycarbonate to fibreglass and then poly alloy the amount of neck injuries went down because the helmet would slide instead of sticking to the tarmac, at least on a bare head, the skin comes off.

 

[Riding in Circles]

When I say under the helmet, I mean (in medical speak) inferior to the helmet, not actually underneath it!

Wok head.

 

[magnatom]

Wok head.

I'm sure that must insult a group of people somewhere......

 

[dondare]

When I say under the helmet, I mean (in medical speak) inferior to the helmet, not actually underneath it!

Below the helmet.

 

[GrahamG]

See now I reckon that the neck injury was avoidable - she obviously doesn't listen to enough metal and therefore has not been headbanging her way to a stronger neck!

There you go - helmet wearing cyclists should listen to metal. Actually, I should recommend the band 'Helmet' for some good head nodding tunes.

 

[BentMikey]

Those of you who remember Ravenbait? She got a neck injury from wearing a helmet in a crash.

 

[domtyler]

Interesting Guardian article looking at the evidence for helmets

An 'interesting' article about the cycle helmet debate? Please!!