Solve my Helmet Debate
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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate
If you don't wear a helmet, you're an idiot.
And if you think it's your right to not wear a helmet, you're an idiot.
Try to think about the feelings of your family, and the people who have to scrape your brains off the road.'
The argument that helmets break necks is complete fallacy. Your neck is extremely flexibile (except when being twisted at an angle). Your skull isn't.
And if you think it's your right to not wear a helmet, you're an idiot.
Try to think about the feelings of your family, and the people who have to scrape your brains off the road.'
The argument that helmets break necks is complete fallacy. Your neck is extremely flexibile (except when being twisted at an angle). Your skull isn't.
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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate
It's not an awesome point to use, "We do it now, because we've always done it." That's not an effective logical argument.
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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate
ORIGINAL: jerbear
He also won't agree that a helmet absorbs impact he claims " a helemt when you hit a wall or whatever will cause ur head to snap back harder than if just you head hit the wall resulting in much more neck injury. I argue that helmet will actually reduce neck injury because the helmet itself is absorbing the impact.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
He also won't agree that a helmet absorbs impact he claims " a helemt when you hit a wall or whatever will cause ur head to snap back harder than if just you head hit the wall resulting in much more neck injury. I argue that helmet will actually reduce neck injury because the helmet itself is absorbing the impact.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
My foot could be ripped off by my boot if it gets hooked just right on the peg when I highside, should I ride barefoot?
My jacket could become caught as I slide under a semi and rip my arms and head off, should I ride without it?
My gloves could snag and rip my hand off, should I ride without those too.
There are ways to say that any piece of protection can produce negative results. The difference between us and your idiot roommate is being able to recognize that there will never be an accident that fits his criteria for a helmetless rider to be better off. If he doesn't want to believe it, tell him to take off his jacket, shoes, gloves, and anything else that could kill him.
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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate
Hey, in my accident, the metal nuckles on my gloves, ripped my skin when the glove itself started ripping, would I have been better off without gloves...
HELLLLLL NOOOOOOOO,
the impact would have probably broken a couple of bones in my hand and the ammount of road rash on my hand would have been enogh to severely restrict movement now. so ill take a gear induced injury any day twice, than a road induced one without gear.
Same goes for helmet. I would probably be faceless if it wasn't for mine.
HELLLLLL NOOOOOOOO,
the impact would have probably broken a couple of bones in my hand and the ammount of road rash on my hand would have been enogh to severely restrict movement now. so ill take a gear induced injury any day twice, than a road induced one without gear.
Same goes for helmet. I would probably be faceless if it wasn't for mine.
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RE: Solve my Helmet Debate
When I put my bike in the ditch a couple years ago, I went sliding down the ditch face down. While watching grass, dirt and rocks going by my face' I thought to myself "this is kinda cool". If I wasn't wearing a helmet (along with my leathers), I don't feel I would have the same impression of the incident.