gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
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Two riders hit hard by an out of control car
- Thread starter gaz
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Ouch
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Yikes 
cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
OMG
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Horrible!
Born2die
Well-Known Member
- Location
- 8th c*****t town in the uk
Ouch
SpokesT
Senior Member
- Location
- South Coast
Didn't look like that rider was wearing a lid either. Mug's game that :-/
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
wtf?
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
Selling ineffectual bits of polystyrene for massive profits - definitely a mugs game
SpokesT
Senior Member
- Location
- South Coast
Dunno about that. My mate was in a collision last month, smashed his helmet and his collar bone but not his head. We were both happy with the results of the experiment :-)
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
How is a helmet supposed to protect the head (what mechanism)? While we are on the subject, how does a helmet that has cracked actually do the job it is supposed to do?
Thirdly, what is the tested effective impact?
Thirdly, what is the tested effective impact?
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Any further news on how the cyclists are?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
There is a dedicated forum (which I block) for the helmet squabbles! 
I hope the cyclists are okay, but I don't want to watch the video. I worry enough on the road as it is ...
I hope the cyclists are okay, but I don't want to watch the video. I worry enough on the road as it is ...
This is partly why I don't ride deep into winter, when the black ice sets in. Even if you don't slip (probably achieved through ice tyres), you can't guarantee that no-one else will.
The cracked helmet is cracked because it has done its job, though. It breaks because it absorbs the energy transferred from the impact (instead of the skull absorbing it). The only thing is that beyond that point, the skull then takes the remainder of the hit, which could be a lot or a little depending on the crash.
The cracked helmet is cracked because it has done its job, though. It breaks because it absorbs the energy transferred from the impact (instead of the skull absorbing it). The only thing is that beyond that point, the skull then takes the remainder of the hit, which could be a lot or a little depending on the crash.
