On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Bran Everseeking <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 21 May 2010 17:53:03 -0400 > John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Helmets do seem to prevent (or at least reduce) one class of injury. >> But as far as I can see there are some pretty credible studies that >> suggest there is no causative link, or even correlation, between >> wearing helmets and reducing the frequency or severity of injuries. > > I have shifted to multi-sport type helmets that have higher > expectations but still do not see them meeting the challenge of my 40 > Kph meeting ground or a vehicle at any speed. that said I did break > one on the windscreen of a car that cut me off. > > I wear mine mostly as a good example to the sub 10 kph set that will > benefit from a helmet. personally I think bike gloves are more helpful.
When a car made an illegal turn in front of me, causing me to fly over her hood and land on the pavement, the first thing that contacted the ground was my head (the temple area), then my face, then my shoulder. I had road-rash on my face and my collarbone was broken in two places. My helmet had quite a dent in it. I suffered no head injuries whatsoever. I don't care what the percentages and chances are - I'm convinced that helmet saved my life that day. It's not just "what are the chances of it helping in a collision", it's "how catastrophic would the consequences of that collision be". Despite the few minor inconveniences, I'll continue to wear a helmet. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
