Originally Posted by
m015094
Dumb dumb dumb.
This was for the first time I've been in a serious crash since I separated my should during a mtn bike race in 1998. This fall was due to a driver doing the ol' "right-hook" maneuver. You can also see the "donut" I used for the next 4 weeks on my bruised coccyx. I've worked in an ER - wear a helmet, please.
Sorry, I should have used the :sarcasm: :eyeroll: emoticon when I wrote that so you know it was not a genuine belief..at least not with me.
I've worn a helmet, from motorcycles, to bicycles for 30+yrs...
I ski also...friend of mine as I was making some turns came up from behind and I cut across and he clipped the back of my skis....I went highside...then backward and fell about 30mph...on a groomed run. The back of my head of course when I finally went down hit the ground...it was a pretty good whack...after 15 seconds of figuring out if I was ok...jumped up, got my gear and went on my way. Helmet took the blow and didn't break...but the probability of my head hitting the groomed/packed snow as hard as it did withouth, would have likely concussed or KOd me. I know how a helmet actually works and functions in a crash having experienced them. Are they perfect? No. Do they indeed help often positively...more often than not.