View Poll Results: Helmet wearing habits?
I've never worn a bike helmet
178
10.66%
I used to wear a helmet, but have stopped
94
5.63%
I've always worn a helmet
648
38.80%
I didn't wear a helmet, but now do
408
24.43%
I sometimes wear a helmet depending on the conditions
342
20.48%
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The helmet thread
06-13-14, 05:23 AM
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If you move from the Netherlands to the US you have to get a license too if you migrate here. LOL, that was a great comment you made!!! The USA doesn't just throw an American drivers license at you just because you puff out your chest and proclaim you're from the Netherlands!!! LOL!!!!! By the way, no one can be learned anything, they are taught, something you didn't learn in your English classes...but you're doing pretty good with most English here. Moving right along.
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06-13-14, 05:38 AM
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'Cause to me it seems Europe actually has a lot more freedom than the states in all aspects of life.
I have the emphasize that freedom can be considered by either in the terms of Hobbes's "State of Nature" (European approach) or the extremely naive "Noble Savage" by Rousseau.
Basically can freedom better be obtained in a world of anarchy or order?
Gosh, I got to get the rights for P&R
06-13-14, 06:14 AM
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Dude, you are not the person to call people out for spelling mistakes. You should be a native speaker but your grammar and spelling are not good enough to call people out on. Furthermore attacking someone's grammar or spelling is a low blow signifying a desperate attack before defeat. This is know in the lore of the internet.
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06-13-14, 07:04 AM
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This thread is not about spelling. It is about the safety of wearing a helmet.
06-13-14, 07:59 AM
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It is off subject. Cars have their own safety devices, seatbelts and air bags. The safety device for cyclist is a helmet.
I am not for MLHs. But with all the nanny state fools we have in this country, I wouldnt put it past them to require bikes to be outfitted with air bags. Wont the weight weenies go nutz over that???
It is off subject. Cars have their own safety devices, seatbelts and air bags. The safety device for cyclist is a helmet.
I am not for MLHs. But with all the nanny state fools we have in this country, I wouldnt put it past them to require bikes to be outfitted with air bags. Wont the weight weenies go nutz over that???
I often thought that car manufactures got the air bag thing wrong anyways, the bags should be on the outside of the car and not on the inside thus protecting the exterior of the car more from impact damage possibility saving millions a year on body damage. Make the exterior bag react by sensors just before impact and make it really strong so the effect be be similar to a superball...the cars would just bounce off each other. Boing.
06-13-14, 08:00 AM
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06-13-14, 11:03 AM
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This always interests me greatly! How does the average american have more freedoms than the average European. Just mention a few things if you will.
'Cause to me it seems Europe actually has a lot more freedom than the states in all aspects of life.
I have the emphasize that freedom can be considered by either in the terms of Hobbes's "State of Nature" (European approach) or the extremely naive "Noble Savage" by Rousseau.
Basically can freedom better be obtained in a world of anarchy or order?
Gosh, I got to get the rights for P&R
'Cause to me it seems Europe actually has a lot more freedom than the states in all aspects of life.
I have the emphasize that freedom can be considered by either in the terms of Hobbes's "State of Nature" (European approach) or the extremely naive "Noble Savage" by Rousseau.
Basically can freedom better be obtained in a world of anarchy or order?
Gosh, I got to get the rights for P&R
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06-13-14, 11:16 AM
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Last week, while I was euthanizing my grandmother's wife with an overdose of marijuana, I wondered for a moment, whether American Freedom isn't a bit overrated. I hypothesized that maybe many Americans are believing they're super-free, because a significant part of the population is dumbed down enough to mindlessly swallow any propaganda that is spoon-fed to them. Especially the kind of propaganda that contains intimidating big words they don't really understand when referring to non-Americans. Words like, I don't know, "socialist" and "protectionism" for example.
Anyway, from what I know of it, there's is no difference in freedom of choice for transportation between the US and NL. There seems to be a difference in options to choose from, though, with NL offering the best and most extensive assortment of transport options. There's very good car, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, public transport is excellent, featuring trains, buses, trams, and metros. There's also lots of waterways, which I admit, is mostly a geographical bonus, and we even got them sky-planes.
Anyway, from what I know of it, there's is no difference in freedom of choice for transportation between the US and NL. There seems to be a difference in options to choose from, though, with NL offering the best and most extensive assortment of transport options. There's very good car, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, public transport is excellent, featuring trains, buses, trams, and metros. There's also lots of waterways, which I admit, is mostly a geographical bonus, and we even got them sky-planes.
06-13-14, 11:46 AM
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Not to mention all the American soldiers who lost their lives (136,000 in Europe alone not to mention the wounded) giving Europe their freedom they enjoy today during World War 2, something a lot of Europeans have forgotten.
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06-13-14, 11:52 AM
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None of the last three posts have any demonstration of the number of freedoms Americans do or do not have. But this aught to be continued to the P&R section as they have nothing to to with helmets at all.
06-13-14, 12:07 PM
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Bikes with airbags is great idea. But for upright bikes the bag would have to mounted in such a way that it would encase the rider completely in the bag.
I often thought that car manufactures got the air bag thing wrong anyways, the bags should be on the outside of the car and not on the inside thus protecting the exterior of the car more from impact damage possibility saving millions a year on body damage. Make the exterior bag react by sensors just before impact and make it really strong so the effect be be similar to a superball...the cars would just bounce off each other. Boing.
I often thought that car manufactures got the air bag thing wrong anyways, the bags should be on the outside of the car and not on the inside thus protecting the exterior of the car more from impact damage possibility saving millions a year on body damage. Make the exterior bag react by sensors just before impact and make it really strong so the effect be be similar to a superball...the cars would just bounce off each other. Boing.
06-13-14, 12:34 PM
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06-13-14, 02:07 PM
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Y'all see the new Smith helmets?
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06-13-14, 02:11 PM
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06-13-14, 03:12 PM
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More topic action.
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06-13-14, 04:09 PM
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06-13-14, 04:11 PM
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06-13-14, 04:15 PM
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Dude, you are not the person to call people out for spelling mistakes. You should be a native speaker but your grammar and spelling are not good enough to call people out on. Furthermore attacking someone's grammar or spelling is a low blow signifying a desperate attack before defeat. This is know in the lore of the internet.
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06-13-14, 10:34 PM
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06-13-14, 10:44 PM
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FYI Im riding with a recumbent group tomorrow. It is a slower group and I will be riding my trike. AND even tho we will be riding slow on a MUP, I will still be wearing my helmet. Better safe than sorry!!!
