Why are UK cyclists fixated on helmets

[summerdays]

My head hit the floor last, but hit hard, I think in trying to stop my head hitting the floor I pulled the muscles in my neck.

I would not like to think how I could have ended up if I had not been wearing it.

or.... Alternatively?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Elbow and knee pads? Spine protector? Gum shield?

I recommend snowboarding armoured undershorts. Very good for preventing the black bottom.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Well I am glad I was wearing mine on Sunday !

I rode The Shropshire Devil 85 Mile Sportive and fell off about 60 miles into the ride. I came down hard on my right side,hit my Hand, Elbow, Shoulder, Knee.
My head hit the floor last, but hit hard, I think in trying to stop my head hitting the floor I pulled the muscles in my neck.

I would not like to think how I could have ended up if I had not been wearing it.

Why were you not wearing elbow, shoulder and knee pads?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Well I am glad I was wearing mine on Sunday !

I rode The Shropshire Devil 85 Mile Sportive and fell off about 60 miles into the ride. I came down hard on my right side,hit my Hand, Elbow, Shoulder, Knee.
My head hit the floor last, but hit hard, I think in trying to stop my head hitting the floor I pulled the muscles in my neck.

I would not like to think how I could have ended up if I had not been wearing it.

I prefer to look at the cause of the crash, and look into how that could have been foreseen/prevented in the first place, rather than placing trust in a glorified pudding bowl.

 

[.stu]

A few years ago I was cycling home and a bee flew in between my ear and the strap of my helmet. I do not react well to bee stings so immediately tried to get it out, and ended up hitting the kerb and landing in a huge patch of stingers. I was wearing shorts and a tshirt, and was stung all the way down the one side of my body. This has never happened when I haven't been wearing a helmet.

 

[totallyfixed]

Wonder how many would wear a helmet if the pros didn't?

 

[ianrauk]

A few years ago I was cycling home and a bee flew in between my ear and the strap of my helmet. I do not react well to bee stings so immediately tried to get it out, and ended up hitting the kerb and landing in a huge patch of stingers. I was wearing shorts and a tshirt, and was stung all the way down the one side of my body. This has never happened when I haven't been wearing a helmet.

This was one of the reasons I gave up on wearing a helmet. Bee got stuck in and started drilling into my barnet.. gave me a headache for 2 days.
And yes helmet people, the helmet did have a mesh.

 

[TheDoctor]

My last big crash, if I'd been wearing a helmet I'd still have broken my collarbone...

 

[ufkacbln]

Wonder how many would wear a helmet if the pros didn't?

Hasn't had any effect on drivers where the pros all wear helmets

 

[GrumpyGregry]

My last big crash, if I'd been wearing a helmet I'd still have broken my collarbone...

In my last big crash if I had been wearing a helmet I would have most likely suffered a severe rotational neck injury.

According to the doctors who treated me. But what do they know?

The nurse who cleaned me up just went on and on about how i should have been wearing a helmet and irresponsible i was and about how she always wears a hard hat when riding her horse. I tried explaining my bike doesn't try to kick me in the head. She remained unimpressed.

I always wear one off-road btw. Being a big unit i'm forever thwacking my bonce on overhanging branches at speed.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Hasn't had any effect on drivers where the pros all wear helmets

Not too many round here driving race cars thobut.

Lots of 'race' bikes on the road of a weekend.

 

[ufkacbln]

Round 're lots of people THINK they are driving racing cars

 

[srw]

In my last big crash if I had been wearing a helmet I would have most likely suffered a severe rotational neck injury.

Was that before or after the one where you left a pint of blood on the roads of Buckinghamshire? You won't remember, but the ambulance man also gave you a lecture.

 

[Colin B]

On a rather random chat with my wife we were trying to figure out if custard could be used as shock absorption in a helmet because it does absorb impact , so I did some checking and someone's using it as bullet proof armour who would have ever thought of bullet proof custard

 

[roadrash]

On a rather random chat with my wife we were trying to figure out if custard could be used as shock absorption in a helmet because it does absorb impact , so I did some checking and someone's using it as bullet proof armour who would have ever thought of bullet proof custard

you havnt tried mrs roadrash,s custard have you