"Not me, someone else" wrote:
> David Hansen deftly scribbled:
>
> > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:32:17 +0100 someone who may be "Not me, someone else"
> > <
[email protected]> wrote this:-
> >
> >> I've always worn a helmet, but then that's maybe my motocross / road racing and car racing
> >> heritage kicking in ..
> >
> > I would be prepared to believe this, if you also wear a helmet when driving a car.
>
> Nope .. except when on a track ..
>
> Trouble is, a normal road car has some degree of padding twixt head and metal, and a seat belt to
> stop you're head going too far and bashing something hard, unless it's a *really* bad crash.
>
I understand that more motorists die of head injuries than cyclists and even more pertinent, the
proportion of incidents involving head injuries is also higher amongst motorists. Seems that the
protection afforded by that "degree of padding" is maybe not very great, in fact perhaps less than a
kiddies bike helmet.
> Hence my choice. Thank god we still have one ..
Too true, and long may it remain so.
John B