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Why do people care so much about other people wearing helmets?
Every time helmets get mentioned a crowd of people come out frothing at the mouth to declare that they're a big boy who doesn't want to wear a helmet. Why is it such a touchy subject?
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- don simon fbpe 2 hours 7 min ago
Poor decision for Eurosport to repeatedly show the crash before knowing the outcome. Not cool.
- Daclu Trelub 2 hours 19 min ago
In a perfect world, we'd have a measure of how easily distracted someone is, as part of their driving test....
- Sredlums 2 hours 46 min ago
These products are nothing but ridiculously expensive and superfluous, and they bring nothing but bragging rights....
- Daclu Trelub 3 hours 1 min ago
How does Mr Lucy tell you he's a bit of an arsehole without telling you he's a bit of an arsehole?
- Daclu Trelub 3 hours 5 min ago
Of course they are, and not so different. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B662CDN?crid=34M42BETAMFT0&th=1 The bugger's got four versions up now!
- squidgy 3 hours 22 min ago
At least the van driver was nowhere near the stationary cyclist.
- OldRidgeback 3 hours 25 min ago
The BMX racers are also no longer being supported. Kye Whyte said he's lost his GT sponsorship. It also looks like GT will no longer make BMX bikes.
- hawkinspeter 4 hours 14 min ago
The people causing traffic jams complaining about the traffic jams
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Agreed. I've also noticed that the media when reporting fatalities of cyclists in collisions are very quick to highlight that no PPE was being worn and are rather silent when it has been used.
In my case, because my wife who doesn't care to read all the science on the subject, thinks they #must# work and keeping her on-side allows me much more freedom to go cycling when and where I want. It's a means to an end and not a safety measure.
I have a helmet because club membership demads I wear one on club rides
I also ride off road where the risks are different and helmets are more effective.
I would not buy a helmet if my only cycling was commuting to wor. I have had a few offs over the years both with and without a helmet and never had a head injury, although I have damaged helmets. The question occurs to me, did the helmet save my head from hitting the floor (potentially saving me from a mangled ear and grazing) or did the helmet only contact the floor because it is wider than my head?
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