Poll- head injuries

jedster

WGW,

I'm half-expecting a lot of under-reporting from the helmeteers, TBH.

Not quite sure what you mean by this. Take my situation, I've had two utility cycling offs on diesel spills. Both resulted in crushed/split helmets but no concussion/blackouts. I don't think I can pick any of the answers you offer. AM I under reporting?

J

wgwarburton

jedster wrote:

... resulted in crushed/split helmets but no concussion/blackouts. I don't think I can pick any of the answers you offer. AM I under reporting?

Nope, not at all.

I have a niggling feeling (I think it's called "paranoia" :-) ) that someone who thinks helmets are a good thing but suffered a concussion while wearing one might simply not respond to the poll, thinking that it would weaken the case for helmets.

I would hope, however, that no-one would take such a meaningless poll so seriously as to want to game it!!

I think you're a "neither", though- I didn't phrase that option very well, did I?

Cheers,
W.

vorsprung

I have crashed repeatedly, and always land on my head. I think my body instinctively yields up the least useful part for sacrifice. So, for me a helmet is probably a good idea.

I have been knocked out cold 3 times while wearing a helmet

ellieb

I'm not sure what the poll is attempting to show, as 'neither' could be never having fallen off/ injured my head or alternatively I have fallen off when wearing a helmet which I think saved me from injury or I fell off while not wearing a helmet and didn't hurt my head.

wgwarburton

ellieb wrote:

I'm not sure what the poll is attempting to show, as 'neither' could be never having fallen off/ injured my head or alternatively I have fallen off when wearing a helmet which I think saved me from injury or I fell off while not wearing a helmet and didn't hurt my head.

I didn't put it very well, did I. Sorry...
If you've had a knock then it's happened when you were helmeted or when you wern't. Possibly both, otherwise (no knock) neither.
So no head injury is a neither. Not very clear for the most common option!
Cheers,
W.

coshgirl66

Never worn a helmet in 35 years of riding apart from visit to Herne Hill velodrome (mandatory). Only ever had a couple of offs on the bike, and broke a couple of toes in the most serious incident (with a coach - I was very lucky). I did however hit my head quite heavily in childhood several times - both involved falling down steps (once I was pushed down a concrete set at school) and I fell down the other time. I was not wearing a helmet on either occasion, tsk, tsk ;-)

chaley

WGWarburton wrote:

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Let's not do that argument here, please?

Thanks.

Cheers,
W.

Sorry dude :oops:
It has been struck from the records
Chaley

shouldbeinbed

Brixtonbiker wrote:

My Giro atmos saved my life when i landed on my head after going over the bars. Landed on my head and helmet took the full force of the impact. Total destroyed the helmet but walked away.

+1 my biggest and fastest off I crashed pretty much onto the top of my head. My helmet took and disipated the full force of it. It was in pieces under the shell and fell to bits as it was taken off me, it had small cracks and hairlines all they way through all of the bits. If that'd been my skull I genuinely believe I'd have suffered permanant damage or worse

WGWarburton wrote:

I have a niggling feeling (I think it's called "paranoia" ) that someone who thinks helmets are a good thing but suffered a concussion while wearing one might simply not respond to the poll, thinking that it would weaken the case for helmets.

I'm pro helmets, responded to the poll and think I'm lucky I got away with only concussion after the above, Before that I stuck it on if it was hanging on the bike but didn't go looking if not. After, I've never ridden without one and thankfully never needed it since.

It also helps for the helmet lights, they tend to wobble a bit if gaffa taped to your face

happy to share.

John B

Knocked out when head butting kerb which took a lump out of my helmet. I remember coming round in a hazy way then the next thing I remember was being at my front door four miles away. My computer revealed I had done this in normal time and I crossed the north circular during the ride home so god knows how I managed that.

Wallace1492

John B wrote:

Knocked out when head butting kerb which took a lump out of my helmet. I remember coming round in a hazy way then the next thing I remember was being at my front door four miles away. My computer revealed I had done this in normal time and I crossed the north circular during the ride home so god knows how I managed that.

The galling thing was you just can't remember what scalps you took....