Helmets??

Daz555

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Anyone who thinks their head has evolved to cope with crashes deserves their Darwin award

Ahh Darwin awards....used to love them. Then Snopes came along and ruined them all!

bingham2259

whyamihere wrote:

bingham2259 wrote:

I would be dead now had I not worn mine. My wife would be husbandless and my daughter fatherless. Nuff said?!

This kind of statement is a problem for rational debate. The only way you would know that a helmet saved your life is to accurately reproduce the same incident without a helmet, and dying. Other than by doing this, you cannot possibly know that you would have died without one. Damage to helmets often looks horrific, but it's supposed to - helmets absorb the shock by breaking.

I'm not saying you shouldn't wear a helmet (I wear one almost all of the time, and I reckon it's at least saved me from a few nasty cuts to the head), but I'm also not going to say everyone should wear one. Stating that a helmet saved your life without evidence is an emotional statement, not a rational one.

I'm on lifelong Warfarin due to other illnesses and after my crash I did have to visit hospital and YES I was told my lid saved my life! That's good enough for me.

prawny

When I had my big crash the Dr at A&E said I should have been wearing a helmet, not sure how it would have helped the broken collarbone and gashed elbow though.

FishFish

Actually I was that doctor and what I meant was that you should have worn it on your elbow and collar.

prawny

Ahh makes sense. This was back in the mid 90's so it probably would have been big enough too.

paul.skibum

Pesky Jones wrote:

Damit. Well played

Dammit I think. not Damit. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damit

cooldad

paul.skibum wrote:

Pesky Jones wrote:

Damit. Well played

Dammit I think. not Damit. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damit

Never kick a man when he's down.

cooldad

That's my job

pesky_jones

paul.skibum wrote:

Pesky Jones wrote:

Damit. Well played

Dammit I think. not Damit. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damit

"Dammit I think. Not Damit." http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/capital_letters_start_sentences.htm

This could go on for age's

pilch

Pesky Jones wrote:

This could go on for age's

This could go on for ages... I think you'll find

pesky_jones

Haha I didnt think anyone would bite!

I can't find any floors in your comment however so it's over.

pilch

You're to clever for me, so i'm out...

pesky_jones

Their, their, It'll be OK.

p44cmb

Pesky Jones wrote:

Haha I didnt think anyone would bite!

I can't find any floors in your comment however so it's over.

Shouldn't that be flaws? :-)

pesky_jones

Haha another victim. This is to easy

prawny

Pesky Jones wrote:

Haha another victim. This is to easy

Don't you mean... D'oh!

You set em up, we'll knock em down

p44cmb

:-)

Mojo_666

I wear a helmet, you can do what you want, your injuries do not affect me.

prawny

Mojo_666 wrote:

I wear a helmet, you can do what you want, your injuries do not affect me.

What if he was a pizza delivery man, and he had a crash before work and hospitalised due to his injuries (that a helmet would have prevented). Later that evening after a few beers you and your mrs fancy a pizza, you call and order but they apologise and say it might take a while because they're a driver down. Your wife is a bit drunk and gets arsenal about it and you end up driving to pick it up. You get pulled over by the police on the way down and the copper is a kid you used to pick on at school and he takes this opportunity to get his revenge. You end up in the cells for the night and get a vicious bumming followed by a whopping fine and you lose your driving licence.
You lose your job and your wife leaves you. You become depressed and turn to crack to escape reality.

Think about it.

Mojo_666

prawny wrote:

Mojo_666 wrote:

I wear a helmet, you can do what you want, your injuries do not affect me.

What if he was a pizza delivery man, and he had a crash before work and hospitalised due to his injuries (that a helmet would have prevented). Later that evening after a few beers you and your mrs fancy a pizza, you call and order but they apologise and say it might take a while because they're a driver down. Your wife is a bit drunk and gets arsenal about it and you end up driving to pick it up. You get pulled over by the police on the way down and the copper is a kid you used to pick on at school and he takes this opportunity to get his revenge. You end up in the cells for the night and get a vicious bumming followed by a whopping fine and you lose your driving licence.
You lose your job and your wife leaves you. You become depressed and turn to crack to escape reality.

Think about it.

I don't eat Pizza.

Daz555

Mojo_666 wrote:

prawny wrote:

Mojo_666 wrote:

I wear a helmet, you can do what you want, your injuries do not affect me.

What if he was a pizza delivery man, and he had a crash before work and hospitalised due to his injuries (that a helmet would have prevented). Later that evening after a few beers you and your mrs fancy a pizza, you call and order but they apologise and say it might take a while because they're a driver down. Your wife is a bit drunk and gets arsenal about it and you end up driving to pick it up. You get pulled over by the police on the way down and the copper is a kid you used to pick on at school and he takes this opportunity to get his revenge. You end up in the cells for the night and get a vicious bumming followed by a whopping fine and you lose your driving licence.
You lose your job and your wife leaves you. You become depressed and turn to crack to escape reality.

Think about it.

I don't eat Pizza.

I wonder if not eating pizza saves more lives each year than wearing helmets?

chrisrobs

Stu Coops wrote:

Why even bother start a topic like this are you waiting for people to start ranting at you for asking a completely stupid question for your own amusement, wear one don't wear we don't care now try asking a sensible question and you may get a constructive helpful response.

hahaha fair play, who cares mate your boring.

cooldad

chrisrobs wrote:

Stu Coops wrote:

Why even bother start a topic like this are you waiting for people to start ranting at you for asking a completely stupid question for your own amusement, wear one don't wear we don't care now try asking a sensible question and you may get a constructive helpful response.

hur hur illiterate drivel etc.