I always wear a helmet, and I check to make sure that the fit is correct before I ride. I have also
replaced helmets that I have crashed just to be safe. I am a huge helmet supporter. That said, the
fact that the doctor said that you would be dead if you were not wearing your helmet in the crash is
only his opinion. Unless he did a complete crash analysis he had no way of knowing what your
injuries would have been without a helmet.
A few years ago my wife a had a bad fall while skate boarding. I brought her to the emergency room
and after the initial treatment the doctor came out to give me the speech about helmet safety. He
told me that if she was wearing a helmet that she would have received much more superficial
injuries, and would not have required hospitalization. He went on to explain in detail lots of
things about the injuries that he treats of bike riders/roller bladers/skate boarders who were not
wearing helmets. He claimed that the minute that he looked at the type and severity of the injuries
he could tell if they were wearing a helmet or not. When he finally stopped I told him that she was
wearing a helmet, and that it fit correctly. He then went on to explain that she would have been
dead without
it.
"dorn" <
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> I Wrecked on my bike when a car pulled in front of me while I was going in excess of 20 mph. I
> launched over the handlebars and slammed headfirst
into
> the concrete on the far side of the car while my bike remained on the near side. I suffered a
> sever concussion. I was told by the doctor "if you had not been wearing a helmet you would not be
> here right now." Thats enough
for
> me. You cannot control accidents, but you can do everything possible to protect yourself in the
> event of one. As far as I'm concerned helmets save lives, at least one saved mine, well worth
> my $159.00 helmet. Chris "Kevan Smith" <
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>
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> > On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:36:54 -0400, archer
<ns_archer1960@ns_hotmail.com>
> from
> > Posted via Supernews,
http://www.supernews.com wrote:
> >
> > >All I was pointing out was that having a helemt on might allow a 15mph impact to transmit to
> > >the head the same amount of impact as an
unhelmeted
> > >5 mph impact,
> >
> > Or, it might not. And other bodily injuries are just as life-threatening
> as a
> > head injury. So what justifies the cost of a $200 foam hat that is
> advertised as
> > "more hole than helmet?" Like I've said, it's mostly fashion and hype.
The
> > protection, if any, is minimal.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/ human rights = peace My nose feels like a bad Ronald Reagan
> > movie ...
> > 3:55:25 PM 23 July 2003
