helmet may have saved my life

stephenb

last night, late, end of long day, unlocked bike, stood up quickly and whacked head on underside of adjacent bike rack. [:0] instead of KO'd. So who said helmets are useless?

BentMikey

ITYM may have saved you a scrape and a bruise is about all.

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njc97

Of course if you hadnt been wearing a helmet you might not have hit the rack at all. In fact the helmet probably caused the problem by reducing your peripheral vision.

*runs and hides*

Asterixcp

WHen wearing a helmet I am far more likely to hit my head on the garage doors when rolling the bike out. They're dangerous, them helmets[:0]

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The Endorser

A helmet doesn't affect my periphal vision at all, unless I happen to be looking upwards. As I haven't yet encountered a flying car it hasn't been an issue.

I recently clonked my noggin on the latch of my car boot and ended up in hospital with an unpleasant concusion.

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domtyler

The fact that you were wearing your helmet most likely caused you to turn off the section of brain in charge of protecting your head. If you had not been wearing it you would have simply taken care not to hit your head and the incident would never have occurred.

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magnatom

Wearing my helmet camera on the side of my helmet has increased my number of incidents. The number of times I have walked out of my work building and the camera has collided with the sliding doors.......[:I]

Oddballcp

Helmets should always be worn in kitchens.

Open wall cupboard door. Something falls out.
Bend down to pick said something up, straighten up....

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The Endorser

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Oddball</i>

Helmets should always be worn in kitchens.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">And also during sex, to prevent wardrobe jumping injuries!

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joebe

And in holiday homes converted from stables. I recently wacked my head on the open top half of a stable door when tidying up after the kids.

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The Endorser

I live in a 300 year old cottage that was originally a Lace factory. i'm not overly tall at 6'3", but soon learned when to duck - it's second nature now, though if i pop next door i'm away smacking my head again.

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hevipedal

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by njc97</i>

Of course if you hadnt been wearing a helmet you might not have hit the rack at all. In fact the helmet probably caused the problem by reducing your peripheral vision.

*runs and hides*
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peripheral vision upwards?

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