Helmets Work!!!!!
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Was out cycling last Thursday and had a little Off...
Was about 8 miles from home on a quiet country road and as it had eventually got warmer decided to take off my removable sleeves. No doubt you can guess the rest, one off okay and then I wake up on the road with 2 women looking at me. Not sure how it happened, one of those things. I had made sure the road was clear so at least I didn't get run over!
I couldn't weight bear on my right leg so no chance of cycling home. Luckily one of the ladies had a Freelander and took me and the bike home.
Wife insisted on A&E when she came home. XRays showed nothing broken, just rest and use crutches. Right side a mixture of gravel rash and bruises, hip took the worse hit. Unable to walk over the weekend, so leg up and Ice. Today I can just about get around short distances without crutches. I've got the Grand Fondo on Sunday so hoping that with the increases in movement I'll be okay by then. Continuing Ice and now stretches, hopefully a bit more walking tomorrow.
Here's the helmet, could have been a lot worse. (That's the front)
Was about 8 miles from home on a quiet country road and as it had eventually got warmer decided to take off my removable sleeves. No doubt you can guess the rest, one off okay and then I wake up on the road with 2 women looking at me. Not sure how it happened, one of those things. I had made sure the road was clear so at least I didn't get run over!
I couldn't weight bear on my right leg so no chance of cycling home. Luckily one of the ladies had a Freelander and took me and the bike home.
Wife insisted on A&E when she came home. XRays showed nothing broken, just rest and use crutches. Right side a mixture of gravel rash and bruises, hip took the worse hit. Unable to walk over the weekend, so leg up and Ice. Today I can just about get around short distances without crutches. I've got the Grand Fondo on Sunday so hoping that with the increases in movement I'll be okay by then. Continuing Ice and now stretches, hopefully a bit more walking tomorrow.
Here's the helmet, could have been a lot worse. (That's the front)
Edited by JagBox on Monday 1st June 14:09
Yes it's been done to death but some readers will be new to cycling.
I came back to it a couple of years ago and presumed anyone with any sense worr a helmet. Only last week though some guys rode past me and a few mates with silly little, funny looking retro caps on. When I asked my mate what they were he said "Oh they're the elite of cycling and are above helmets, as they know they only work in a small percentage of accidents".
I'm now looking for a new bunch of mates who only wear those caps.
Seriously though why someone wouldn't wear one is beyond me but I'm maybe not high enough up the cycling food chain yet.
I came back to it a couple of years ago and presumed anyone with any sense worr a helmet. Only last week though some guys rode past me and a few mates with silly little, funny looking retro caps on. When I asked my mate what they were he said "Oh they're the elite of cycling and are above helmets, as they know they only work in a small percentage of accidents".
I'm now looking for a new bunch of mates who only wear those caps.
Seriously though why someone wouldn't wear one is beyond me but I'm maybe not high enough up the cycling food chain yet.
Your first hand experience does not trump statistics and it didnt protect the rest of your body nor stop you going to hospital so it failed lol
Glad it stopped anything more than a knockout to your head. Its done something to help reduce injury. Whether you feel that was a lot or a little i'd keep off the forums.
I always stop to take any clothing off but i'm sure your wife has mentioned that numerous times already
Glad it stopped anything more than a knockout to your head. Its done something to help reduce injury. Whether you feel that was a lot or a little i'd keep off the forums.
I always stop to take any clothing off but i'm sure your wife has mentioned that numerous times already
Edited by Batfink on Monday 1st June 15:57
Okay - I'll bite.
Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). But if you claim that a helmet saved your life, you're speculating at best. Cycling isn't that dangerous to start with - no more so than walking.
Various studies have shown that cycling helmets make no noticeable reduction to head injuries. This can be seen from places like Australia which introduced mandatory helmets yet saw no reduction in the rate of head injuries (although they did see a reduction in the number of journeys undertaken by bike - and Australia is now challenging the US for fattest nation on the earth but who knows if that is correlated). Similarly, helmet wearing has become much more common in the UK over the last few decades yet rates of head injuries have not fallen.
And in the safest cycling nation on the earth (the Netherlands), helmets are seen as a bizarre affectation from the English speaking countries and are almost never seen.
Lots of (admittedly not unbiased) analysis here. http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
Just as controversially, skiing helmets also seem to provide little benefit.
Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). But if you claim that a helmet saved your life, you're speculating at best. Cycling isn't that dangerous to start with - no more so than walking.
Various studies have shown that cycling helmets make no noticeable reduction to head injuries. This can be seen from places like Australia which introduced mandatory helmets yet saw no reduction in the rate of head injuries (although they did see a reduction in the number of journeys undertaken by bike - and Australia is now challenging the US for fattest nation on the earth but who knows if that is correlated). Similarly, helmet wearing has become much more common in the UK over the last few decades yet rates of head injuries have not fallen.
And in the safest cycling nation on the earth (the Netherlands), helmets are seen as a bizarre affectation from the English speaking countries and are almost never seen.
Lots of (admittedly not unbiased) analysis here. http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
Just as controversially, skiing helmets also seem to provide little benefit.
Zigster said:
Okay - I'll bite.
Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). .
I'm much the same, if I'm not 'training' or just having a cycle around in my jeans etc then I don't wear a helmet. Yes I know it doesn't make sense. Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). .
I notice in other countries where cycling is a normal mode of transport like Denmark or in many cities like Paris or Lyon where people cycle around in suits or normal clothes they don't wear helmets, it's viewed just like walking.
Like zigster, I only wear it for sport rather than for every journey.
Zigster said:
Okay - I'll bite.
Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). But if you claim that a helmet saved your life, you're speculating at best. Cycling isn't that dangerous to start with - no more so than walking.
Various studies have shown that cycling helmets make no noticeable reduction to head injuries. This can be seen from places like Australia which introduced mandatory helmets yet saw no reduction in the rate of head injuries (although they did see a reduction in the number of journeys undertaken by bike - and Australia is now challenging the US for fattest nation on the earth but who knows if that is correlated). Similarly, helmet wearing has become much more common in the UK over the last few decades yet rates of head injuries have not fallen.
And in the safest cycling nation on the earth (the Netherlands), helmets are seen as a bizarre affectation from the English speaking countries and are almost never seen.
Lots of (admittedly not unbiased) analysis here. http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
Just as controversially, skiing helmets also seem to provide little benefit.
No offence but I dont think he cares! He didnt say he would die without it just it did what he expected it to do.Anecdote is not data, blah, blah, blah. If it makes you feel better, wear a helmet - I tend to when I'm out on a long ride but not when I'm cycling to/from the station, although I accept there are inconsistencies in that approach (I class the helmet as sports kit in the same way as my lycra shorts). But if you claim that a helmet saved your life, you're speculating at best. Cycling isn't that dangerous to start with - no more so than walking.
Various studies have shown that cycling helmets make no noticeable reduction to head injuries. This can be seen from places like Australia which introduced mandatory helmets yet saw no reduction in the rate of head injuries (although they did see a reduction in the number of journeys undertaken by bike - and Australia is now challenging the US for fattest nation on the earth but who knows if that is correlated). Similarly, helmet wearing has become much more common in the UK over the last few decades yet rates of head injuries have not fallen.
And in the safest cycling nation on the earth (the Netherlands), helmets are seen as a bizarre affectation from the English speaking countries and are almost never seen.
Lots of (admittedly not unbiased) analysis here. http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
Just as controversially, skiing helmets also seem to provide little benefit.
Maybe your expectations are simply to high?
ks!!!Rob_T said:
In all the many threads there have been on this subject I am yet to hear from a cyclist who wasn't wearing a helmet, crashed, banged his head on the pavement/curb/road and then posted how glad they were that they weren't wearing a helmet.
Strange that. Just a casual observation.
Strange that. Just a casual observation.
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