Originally Posted by
bhop
Yes I wear a helmet when I commute in angry Los Angeles rush hour traffic so I had it on. No, me being doored didn't affect my opinion of helmets. I am on the 'free choice' side of things so I don't begrudge people that don't want to wear one. Depending on the situation, I don't always wear mine.
I didn't hit my head on anything just my arm.
I hear ya Bhop!
I'm the same way! I really do believe that helmets can safe lives and all. However, occasionally I don't wear mine either. Yeah...I'm totally about free choice, too.
It's amazing to me though. I've been in a bunch of minor accidents and only just this pass July 3, did I almost get creamed near the head area. I fell off of my bike going down Divisidero Hill in San Francisco. My handlebars were slightly lose. When my front wheel crossed a crack in the road, my handlebars got twisted at some angle. I still thought that they were straight. When I went to turn my handlebars straight, the front wheel was actually crooked. I tried to jerk the bike back in line and a wound up going over and off to the right of the handlebars. As I landed, I could see that my bike was right behind me. I hit the concrete and broke the fall with my left hand, just as I heard a car's screeching brakes. Just about when me and the bike had stopped sliding, there was this Mini-Cooper's bumper, just above my head only a couple inches away.
I haven't left my helmet behind since then!
- Slim
