General Tech Good at troubleshooting? Have a non specific issue? Discuss general tech topics here.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Solve my Helmet Debate

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #31  
Old 01-25-2008 | 11:09 AM
Lrn2Go's Avatar
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,362
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma City
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

ORIGINAL: cbr1000rrick


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.
Hahaha, awesome. A friend of mine did the same thing sliding helmet-face down along a sidewalk. hahaha

As for the Rommate (who I'm sure by now takes it personally and will disagree no matter what logic we use...) I offer the following links to continue to support helmets...

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809908.PDF

http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-H...epealGraph.pdf

http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-helmets.htm

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Articles/Associated%20Files/03%20Motorcycle%20Helmet%20Use.pdf


http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/de...lmetfacts.html

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_1711_4587-13677--,00.html


Etc, Etc, Etc. I'll toss out more if that would help any.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, even when facts stare them in the face. Anybody can find anything they want to "back up" whatever they want to say, so it just goes in a loop. Sometimes, like in this case, one side just has a lot more evidence on it's side. I think seatbelts GENERALLY save lives, but there's always exceptions. Same with Helmets. I think they save lives and needless pain (I've been hit AT A STOP LIGHT in the head by a rock hard enough to move my head that was thrown up from a passing car), but I'm sure there's been an exception there too. Like that other guy a few posts back said about his gloves ripping at his skin after they'd worn down on the pavement some. They hurt him a little, but he'd been much worse off without it.

And... on that note! Here's another great idea!


 
  #32  
Old 01-27-2008 | 03:02 PM
aaron1085's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 896
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

id prefer my helmet to look like those messed up ones as opposed to my head looking like that... WEAR A HELMET
 
  #33  
Old 01-28-2008 | 01:11 AM
klutch_r's Avatar
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 178
Likes: 0
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

I can't believe this topic is even being debated...but then again, people used to think putting mercury in hats was a good thing, hiding under a desk in a nuclear blast was a good thing, randomly killing people suspected of witchcraft was a good thing...
 
  #34  
Old 01-28-2008 | 07:10 AM
yamadog1507's Avatar
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

First off let me say i wear myjock strapall the time and dont plan to change. My roomate argues though that he read a statistic that saysjock strapscause more harm inhits over 20 mph then they do good. Can any one show me any information to support that? Wow, lets see how long we can keep this rediculustopic going-
 
  #35  
Old 01-28-2008 | 12:45 PM
MikeInCtown's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,152
Likes: 0
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

One more vote for the friend is an idiot theory. What would you expect though. He rides a Kawasaki.
 
  #36  
Old 01-28-2008 | 08:38 PM
shoortbuss's Avatar
Banned
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,797
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh, PA
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

SIMPLE FACT OF LIFE: If a person feels a certain way about something (I.E. opposed to helmets) they will ignore the massive amount of data and evidence that contradict them and not only believe, but use for argument any single unsupported claim generated by unreputable sources that agrees with their opinion. He probably did read that somewhere...I also read today that horny school girls want to have sex with me right now. The drawback of the information age is that it came in a package deal with the misinformation age. Most of us are smart enough to see through the BS...your roomate isn't.
 
  #37  
Old 01-31-2008 | 07:17 AM
benvaldi88's Avatar
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

i love lamp.




and helmets
 
  #38  
Old 01-31-2008 | 11:29 AM
1999cbr600f4's Avatar
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

I just got a new helmet cause I love helmets so much!....wow...random movie quote, "I bet she gives great helmet!"
 
  #39  
Old 01-31-2008 | 11:43 AM
Gville George's Avatar
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 697
Likes: 0
From: Gainesville, FL
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

^space *****!?!?!?
 
  #40  
Old 01-31-2008 | 05:38 PM
1999cbr600f4's Avatar
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
Default RE: Solve my Helmet Debate

Word!!!
 


Quick Reply: Solve my Helmet Debate



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:59 PM.