Accident Saturday morning Wickham Hampshire

XJR-Joe

Hello all

Just wondering if anyone on here knows the bunch of riders who had a prang Saturday?
Happened around 8:30-9am on the Wickham to Southwick road B2177 at the fast crossroads after Boarhunt village. Group of around 7/8 road bikes heading towards Wickham. There was what looked like some wheel clipping followed by some quite impressive cartwheels as I was pulling up to the junction.

4 of them (i think) went down quite hard, and one stayed down. A young woman in a car called an ambulance then left. I stopped and helped as best i could untill it turned up.

Steve, i think that was his name seemed a bit dazed/confused until the O2 was given but otherwise just banged about, nothing appeared broken but i reckon a good cuncussion. I saw 2 well f####d helmets.

Any how, I was the guy on the motorcycle, just like to know if their all ok.

I cycle too, and did'nt think those helmets would do much good( i do wear one though) proven wrong that day.

joe

TommyEss

XJR-Joe wrote:

Hello all
I cycle too, and did'nt think those helmets would do much good( i do wear one though) proven wrong that day.
joe

You do know they're supposed to deform when you crash - the energy taken to crumple, crush and snap the helmet is all energy that isn't transferred into your skull.

No where on a helmet does it say "Will prevent you from getting a concussion in the result of a crash"

From the sounds of it, if the riders of which you speak had a concussion WITH a helmet on, then I dread to think what you'd have come across had they not been wearing helmets.

Without dredging this into another "Helmets - yes or no" thread, of course...! :?

XJR-Joe

TommyEss wrote:

You do know they're supposed to deform when you crash - the energy taken to crumple, crush and snap the helmet is all energy that isn't transferred into your skull.

No where on a helmet does it say "Will prevent you from getting a concussion in the result of a crash"

From the sounds of it, if the riders of which you speak had a concussion WITH a helmet on, then I dread to think what you'd have come across had they not been wearing helmets.

Without dredging this into another "Helmets - yes or no" thread, of course...! :?

Dont want to start anything. MY thoughts, they look poor compared to my Arai. But as said-proven wrong. It can still go very wrong for a motorcylist at 30mph

Yes, would not like to think the outcome if they had not been using.

Just asking if anyone knows how they are

guinea

Heh, wouldn't want to be wearing my Shoei when cycling

Hope the injured folks are fine!