Originally Posted by
makeinu
Considering that those same cyclists don't wear helmets when driving or walking down the block I have to wonder whether smarts has anything to do with it or if they even know what the CPSC certification tests for.
Helmets make you safer, no doubt about it, but the kind of danger they protect from is not one that concerns me. Call me a fool, but I do not wrap my head in styrofoam when I sleep even though I got a minor concussion a few years ago when I fell out of bed; Do you?
Two years ago, I went endo over the handlebars of a mtb, flew about 8 ft in the air, and landed on my head. The impact was enough to compress and fracture my neckbone. I had no other injuries other than some scrapes on my face. I don't even recall getting a bump on my forehead where I landed (all 190lbs of me). If I had not been wearing my helmet, I suspect my skull would have cracked open also.
OTOH, without the benefit of any protection, you suffered a concussion from merely falling out of your bed.
And you argue that helmets don't do any good?
I think the concussion was more serious than originally diagnosed.