GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
We need force.
Or we need fields.
I see.
Or we need fields.
I see.
Would it then not be a good idea for the design to better accommodate the greater range of requirements from cyclists if large numbers of people are already wearing them?
The people who wear them are obviously convinced of their effectiveness, so why change anything?If people choose to wear them should they then at least do a better job?
Shumi hit his noggin at 12 mph in the slopes, the helmet he was wearing saved his life.... different scenario but thats the reason I wear mine and the reason I think they are a good idea, but its up to the individual I supoose, as for media and clever advertising I have never seen a marketing campaign for a cycle helmet...
Large numbers of people would not be prepared to wear a helmet that could accommodate the range of performance required by a typical UK cyclist...
...think about what sort of helmet that would be needed to dissipate the forces involved in a 30mph off over the handlebars onto the side of skull with the head/body rotating...
...you simply could not cycle in it.
I would like positive proof that it was the helmet and not the HD Hero that allegedly saved him. Maybe we should all be wearing head cams.
Why did I start this post?
Steve
I'm afraid I find this attitude a little odd. I'm not suggesting that anyone be made to wear helmets. I think most would agree that most people who do wear them do so in the belief that they will do some good. If they are as ineffective as those that delve deeper suggest, surely wanting them to be improved would be a good thing?The people who wear them are obviously convinced of their effectiveness, so why change anything?
On the surface yes, but most manufacturers know what they are doing and I would imagine do a tricky balancing act with components costs/cash for R&D/observing market share etc. and will believe they have got things about right.If they are as ineffective as those that delve deeper suggest, surely wanting them to be improved would be a good thing?