BIKE HELMETS.....Do YOU wear one??

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  • microwoman999
    microwoman999 Posts: 545 Member
    Nope I never wore one as a kid so I don't even think of it now. But if you feel the need to wear one its up to you. To each there own. Good Luck with your decision.
  • Cyngen
    Cyngen Posts: 557 Member
    Always. My view is ... proper equipment for the sport I'm participating in. I also wear a full face helmet, leathers, boots and so on when motorcycling. Helmets are optional here but not when I'm riding.

    Just falling over can create significant forces to injury the brain.
  • swimbikerun2006
    swimbikerun2006 Posts: 29 Member
    I always, always ALWAYS, wear a bike helmet. I have inadvertently latched my fingers over the front brakes going downhill....long story- but regardless, I cracked my helmet. Could've been my head. I don't care who you are, or how long you've been riding. Accidents happen. And they are called accidents cause they are not on purposes. No one plans for them to happen. SO...there's my soap box :)
  • GoaliesWife123
    GoaliesWife123 Posts: 31
    Yes, yes, and yes! I always wear a helmet! I put too much money and time into my schooling (undergrad plus law school) and I refuse to be "too fashionable" to keep my brain in place!

    ALWAYS!!
  • Chagama
    Chagama Posts: 543 Member
    I do. I ride to work once or twice a week, and really worry about injuries if I get hit by a driver not paying attention. I see no reason to not wear a helmet. What's the benefit of not wearing one?
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
    I wear my seat belt, and If I rode a bike, i would wear a helmet. any kind of bike. there you go. And if you ride a bike and or motor cycle,please ride wearing BRIGHT COLORS, If you are not a bike rider, but a motorist... LOOK TWICE.
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    Never. Helmets are for dorks. I've never seen anybody at the gym wearing a helmet in the stationary bike area.

    On the other hand, if I owned a mobile bicycle, I would certainly wear a helmet. I figure, yeah, it looks stupid, but it looks a lot less stupid than leaving my little girl to take care of her damaged mama for the rest of her life, or worse yet, without a mama and living with her alcoholic cokehead *kitten* loser biodad that can't be bothered to cut her a check for swimming lessons. Wait, how did he show up here??

    Hahahahaha whaaaat? I think OP *was* talking about on "mobile" bikes. It is for sure dorky to wear a helmet on a stationary bike unless you have a medical condition that necessitates wearing a helmet always.

    Tee hee. I know. Sometimes my humor is easy to grasp and sometimes I miss the mark. :) From my post, I'm a little surprised that a medical condition wasn't already assumed. :P
  • megmanning
    megmanning Posts: 20
    NOPE, not even on a motorcycle. It takes some of the thrill out of it... the wind in my hair... sun on my face...
  • parallax693
    parallax693 Posts: 40
    Yes! I wasn't crazy about the idea at first, but it is necessary. A friends 16 year old son hit a sewer cover and crashed his
    Bike. No helmet. He had a traumatic brain injury, missed most of the school year, and had short term memory
    Issues. Not worth it!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    When I was 18, a very elderly woman that could not see well and was not supposed to be driving, drove her car right into me when I was on my bike and almost killed me. I was injured badly and she came extremely close to driving over my head the witnesses explained (I guess a helmet wouldn't have allowed me to survive that). But, yes, I always wear a helmet!!! Why risk a brain injury?
  • jillybeanruns
    jillybeanruns Posts: 1,420 Member
    I don't understand why you wouldn't...

    Is it a nuisance?
    Does it not look cool?

    I value my life too much to not wear a helmet.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Yep. I wear one on my bike and I wear one when I snowboard.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I always wear a helmet. I live in a very bike friendly city, and people die on their bikes every year (maybe every month?) It seems pretty smart to do something so simple for your own safety.
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    I didn't wear a helmet as a kid. Don't think they even existed. I wear one now.

    They're cheap, they're comfortable. Why take a chance?

    Might not make much difference at 60 mph on a motorcycle but it certainly could at casual cycling speeds.
  • Chipmunk222
    Chipmunk222 Posts: 240 Member
    I don't, but I know I should... and will be getting one soon.
  • Bmontgomery613
    Bmontgomery613 Posts: 200 Member
    I sure do. I'd be a hypocrite if I forced my child to wear a helmet and I didn't.


    This. Our girls aren't allowed on their bikes without helmets. Therefore, my husband and I wear them too.
  • tammyj83
    tammyj83 Posts: 159 Member
    YES.
  • Jujubie
    Jujubie Posts: 130 Member
    Yes, always. I wear one when skiing too.
  • Squiggs67
    Squiggs67 Posts: 178
    ALWAYS!!! I like my brains right where they are!!
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    Always. Bike, skates, skateboard, doesn't matter. Helmet is on. Even if I had zero chance of screwing up, there are other people to consider. Other bikes, cars, etc.
  • KidP
    KidP Posts: 247 Member
    Our city recently lost a young college student who was longboarding and fell off. He hit his head and died 2 days later from his injuries. Only 18 and just beginning life. My helmet is ALWAYS on when I am riding my bike>

    That's awful.

    I had a longboarding wipe out 6 or 7 years back going down a steep hill (bombing it, as the kids say). I had a skate helmet on & gloves, but foolishly no pads. I bailed out going waaaay too fast and rolled (years of martial arts training paid off), landed on my feet. I cracked ribs, shredded my arm and there was a huge scrape across the side of the helmet & my hands were protected too. My head would have been as shredded as my arm was, and my skull would have taken the impact.
  • Crystal_Pistol
    Crystal_Pistol Posts: 750 Member
    Greenway trails, road... helmet ALWAYS.
  • mjbell642
    mjbell642 Posts: 229 Member
    We bike usually on biking/walking trails that are relatively flat no cliffs, no traffic, barely any pedestrians etc. so no I don't. But if were to ever ride on a busy road, which I doubt I ever will (we are fortunate to have several biking/walking trails in the area) I would...but I guess I should but I probably won't ;)

    That is the only place we ride, but I still wear one. Can't trust that the little kid riding toward me will stay on his side. Or that the dog will behave.

    My sister's accident was on a smooth safe trail. So I was always wear one.

    Be safe!!
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member

    Might not make much difference at 60 mph on a motorcycle but it certainly could at casual cycling speeds.

    Please also wear one on a motorcycle. My first husband was killed when he hit a truck that pulled out across 4 lanes of traffic when he was going about ~50mph. His autopsy showed absolutely no head trauma because of the helmet. He died of a chest injury.
  • joannmdunn
    joannmdunn Posts: 22
    Always, myself my husband and daughter!!!!
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    Yes. Falling down three stairs can cause a brain injury, and you are trusting your head to asphalt at 15+?
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I do NOT wear a helmet.
    I like my physical freedom.
    And I generally can't stand "accessories" or things hanging off of me.
    Took me a long time to even wear a pair of sunglasses.
    And everything within me hates seatbelts.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I didn't wear a helmet as a kid. Don't think they even existed. I wear one now.

    They're cheap, they're comfortable. Why take a chance?

    Might not make much difference at 60 mph on a motorcycle but it certainly could at casual cycling speeds.

    I have raced motorcycles and I assure you, they even work at 85 MPH. Full face helmets offer as much as 15-20% more protection than an a 3/4 or 1/2 helmet..
  • flajocar
    flajocar Posts: 37
    I sure do. I'd be a hypocrite if I forced my child to wear a helmet and I didn't.


    When I started riding I thought I looked silly wearing one then my daughter asked me why she had to if I didn't. Wear it all the time now even when riding alone.
  • pixelberry
    pixelberry Posts: 167 Member
    I always wear one. Even though I ride on a trail, there's always rabbits, chipmunks, and other critters suddenly darting out in front of me. There's also a fair amount of traffic where I bike and plenty of drivers that don't pay attention. Even if you have the right of way, doesn't mean you'd make it out alive if you get hit by a distracted driver.

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