Personally, I really don't care if you wear a helmet or not...

[Hell and High Water]

I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on that
day.


Five Broken Ribs

Broken Collar Bone

Punctured lung

Unconscious for about 10 minutes

No memory of the first hour and a half

'Woke Up' in an ambulance...




Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.


-Bob

 

[Kristian M Zoerhoff]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.

This, IMO, is the correct attitude for helmets. I wear one, my kids (should I
ever have any progeny) will wear them, but I won't run around yelling at others
to wear one. It's their head.

Hope you're feeling better now. Definitely glad you're not dead.

--

__o Kristian Zoerhoff
_'\(,_ [email protected]
(_)/ (_)

 

[Zog The Undeniable]

Then why tell us the story?

 

[Bill Sornson]

Zog The Undeniable wrote:
> Then why tell us the story?

Whaddya, NEW?

 

[Zog The Undeniable]

Bill Sornson wrote:

> Whaddya, NEW?

No, but I've not been reading the group regularly for a couple of months
(I try to get out more in summer). I take it the OP is a prolific troll?

 

[Bill Sornson]

Zog The Undeniable wrote:
> Bill Sornson wrote:
>
>> Whaddya, NEW?
>
> No, but I've not been reading the group regularly for a couple of
> months (I try to get out more in summer). I take it the OP is a
> prolific troll?

No, at least AFAIK. It's just that "Lid Wars 2006" have been raging (or
limping along) for months now; H&HW just started a new thread instead of
adding a 5017th to the current one.

 

[Stan Cox]

Bill Sornson wrote:
> Zog The Undeniable wrote:
>> Bill Sornson wrote:
>>
>>> Whaddya, NEW?
>> No, but I've not been reading the group regularly for a couple of
>> months (I try to get out more in summer). I take it the OP is a
>> prolific troll?
>
> No, at least AFAIK. It's just that "Lid Wars 2006" have been raging (or
> limping along) for months now; H&HW just started a new thread instead of
> adding a 5017th to the current one.
>
>
Ah the joys of Thunderbird and the Kill thread button (K) All H**met
threads go that way.

Stan Cox

 

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
Hell and High Water <[email protected]> wrote:

> I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on that
> day.
>
>
> Five Broken Ribs
>
> Broken Collar Bone
>
> Punctured lung

None of which would be prevented by a helmet, obviously.

> Unconscious for about 10 minutes
>
> No memory of the first hour and a half
>
> 'Woke Up' in an ambulance...
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.

I'm glad you're able to ride a bike again! Whether or not the helmet
was of benefit to you I have no idea. You believe it was and that's
good enough for you.

 

[NYC XYZ]

Hell and High Water wrote:
> I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on that
> day.
>
>
> Five Broken Ribs
>
> Broken Collar Bone
>
> Punctured lung
>
> Unconscious for about 10 minutes
>
> No memory of the first hour and a half
>
> 'Woke Up' in an ambulance...
>
>
>
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.
>
>
> -Bob


I can respect that.

I can even respect that, for legal reasons and reasons of insurance,
bike clubs have a helmets-only policy.

I do not respect those who try to frighten me with horror stories.

I've taken many a spill, even flying over my handlebars headlong into
bushes. Taxis, pedestrians, dogs, car doors, vans, trucks, you name it
-- everything but helicopters and airplanes, it seems.

But I am not afraid.

When I get older, I will be (already I've stopped the downhill stuff).

What can I say?

If you have no fear, you have no fear. Like anything else in life,
this is a matter of faith. And I just don't believe it'll happen to
me. What can I say?

But helmet nazis get so obnoxious as to fault me for having my helmet
off at all, even when not on my bike!!!

 

[Phil Lee, Squid]

NYC XYZ wrote:
> Hell and High Water wrote:
>> I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on
>> that day.
>>
>>
>> Five Broken Ribs
>>
>> Broken Collar Bone
>>
>> Punctured lung
>>
>> Unconscious for about 10 minutes
>>
>> No memory of the first hour and a half
>>
>> 'Woke Up' in an ambulance...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
>> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.
>>
>>
>> -Bob
>
>
> I can respect that.
>
> I can even respect that, for legal reasons and reasons of insurance,
> bike clubs have a helmets-only policy.
>
> I do not respect those who try to frighten me with horror stories.
>
> I've taken many a spill, even flying over my handlebars headlong into
> bushes. Taxis, pedestrians, dogs, car doors, vans, trucks, you name
> it -- everything but helicopters and airplanes, it seems.
>
> But I am not afraid.
>
> When I get older, I will be (already I've stopped the downhill stuff).
>
> What can I say?
>
> If you have no fear, you have no fear. Like anything else in life,
> this is a matter of faith. And I just don't believe it'll happen to
> me. What can I say?
>
> But helmet nazis get so obnoxious as to fault me for having my helmet
> off at all, even when not on my bike!!!

You used to DH? Crash a lot?
--
Phil Lee, Squid

 

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

On 28 Jul 2006 13:36:03 -0700, "NYC XYZ" <[email protected]>
wrote:


>I do not respect those who try to frighten me with horror stories.

When I hear the horror stories I can't help but think: why aren't you
considering wearing something to protect against those other injuries?

JT

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[NYC XYZ]

You used to read? Nod a lot?


Phil Lee, Squid wrote:
>
>
> You used to DH? Crash a lot?
> --
> Phil Lee, Squid

 

[NYC XYZ]

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
>
> When I hear the horror stories I can't help but think: why aren't you
> considering wearing something to protect against those other injuries?
>
> JT
>
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Indeed, every accident I've been in, my arms are what hit the ground
first! More likely to break a wrist than anything.

 

[Phil Lee, Squid]

NYC XYZ wrote:
> You used to read? Nod a lot?

I wasn't trying to be smart or anything. I was really asking.

--
Phil Lee, Squid

 

[NYC XYZ]

Well, I did say I had downhilled, though it wasn't a big passion of
mine, since I wasn't looking to get hurt and flying off the bike one
time without getting hurt was my sign from God to give it up.

And no, I didn't wear a helmet, but the bushes adequately cushioned my
headlong cannonball run. =)


Phil Lee, Squid wrote:
>
>
> I wasn't trying to be smart or anything. I was really asking.
>
> --
> Phil Lee, Squid

 

[Barnard Frederick]

Bob the Knob says...

> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.
>
>
> -Bob

Mommy, please make it stop...

 

[Michael Press]

In article
<[email protected]>,
Hell and High Water <[email protected]> wrote:

> I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on that
> day.
>
> Five Broken Ribs
>
> Broken Collar Bone
>
> Punctured lung
>
> Unconscious for about 10 minutes
>
> No memory of the first hour and a half
>
> 'Woke Up' in an ambulance...
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.

So you do not remember what contributed to the crash? That
would have been useful.

I went down at low speed once because I went at a 5 cm
rise for a driveway entrance at a grazing angle, and
instead of going up it, the bike went sideways and down. I
got an ugly scrape on my shoulder. Don't do what I did.

--
Michael Press

 

[ackfugue]

Compared to Tour de Frances of recent years, I have noticed that I
never saw a rider without a helmet on during this tour. Never.



Hell and High Water wrote:
> I, on the other hand, would clearly be dead, had I not had one on that
> day.
>
>
> Five Broken Ribs
>
> Broken Collar Bone
>
> Punctured lung
>
> Unconscious for about 10 minutes
>
> No memory of the first hour and a half
>
> 'Woke Up' in an ambulance...
>
>
>
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.
>
>
> -Bob

 

[jtaylor]

"Hell and High Water" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Say what you will, think what you think, and do as you choose, but
> you'll NEVER see me riding a bike without a helmet.
>

Do you wear one while walking?

If not, why not?

 

[jtaylor]

"ackfugue" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Compared to Tour de Frances of recent years, I have noticed that I
> never saw a rider without a helmet on during this tour. Never.
>
>

You didn't see any without loads and loads of other advertising for various
sponsors either, did you?

The performers in that dance do not pick the costumes they must wear.