chrispychru said...

Ados said...

How many of you guys here have skateboard without a helmet when cruising the streets or bombing hills?

mate i didnt wear one unless on vert my whole life.....then my mate who is a pro down hill sk8r, he never wore one cruising around either. then one day went for a skate to the shops......got as far as the letter box,thats where his head slammed after he hit a tiny pebble and got shot gunned into it. he is still not fully recovered after 8 months of rehab. so yeh i wear one all the time now. might be uncool,but hey i got thick skin and a hot chick so i dont care about the names i will tell anyone now..you got two heads,take care off both them

Fair enough. But you have a choice to do so. I'm sorry about your friend.

Mark _australia said...

It does suck that in SA you can't get an exemption letter for helmets due to medical reasons.

But why keep getting on a bike and getting stopped by the coppers?

BTW as to the last line, the coppers are not chasing you thru the courts, you elected to plead not guilty to the fine, as is your right. The court in this case is provided for your benefit, not for the coppers to 'chase you'.

Maybe you could tell us what real crime is and which offences the police should ignore? If they are strapped for resources one day they could ignore burglary or stealing and just investigate rapes and murders? Same as ignoring helmets as it is lower end stuff

Ok mark tell me why i see kids in my street never with helmets on and police in my street quite often and have never seen them give a warning to the kids or a fine,so i rang the police to see if wearing a helmet was still law and the answer was yes it is.But i hear of fines handed out in other suburbs, so looks like if they think you can pay your gonna get fined and if they think you cant they drive straight passed see nearley every couple of days

clarkee said...

Mark _australia said...

It does suck that in SA you can't get an exemption letter for helmets due to medical reasons.

But why keep getting on a bike and getting stopped by the coppers?

BTW as to the last line, the coppers are not chasing you thru the courts, you elected to plead not guilty to the fine, as is your right. The court in this case is provided for your benefit, not for the coppers to 'chase you'.

Maybe you could tell us what real crime is and which offences the police should ignore? If they are strapped for resources one day they could ignore burglary or stealing and just investigate rapes and murders? Same as ignoring helmets as it is lower end stuff

Ok mark tell me why i see kids in my street never with helmets on and police in my street quite often and have never seen them give a warning to the kids or a fine,so i rang the police to see if wearing a helmet was still law and the answer was yes it is.But i hear of fines handed out in other suburbs, so looks like if they think you can pay your gonna get fined and if they think you cant they drive straight passed see nearley every couple of days

They don't give fines to kids, I think under 16.

First up Gwendy if you have a health risk with the current helmets then no one should make you wear one, got me stuffed why anyone with a brain would make you or have you justify why you want to still ride, go figure. Also thanks for the heads up () re styrene. All types of plastics are a chemical cocktail of crap, I'll give you a big tip, never ever breath in the smoke from burning styrene.

Ok, nearly every day someone here in Cairns gets knock a$$ up off their bike, I've seen plenty of them and if you don't go under the wheels and have a helmet on, there is a very high chance you'll be ok. I've seen quite a few helmets in pieces (yep lots of them break apart) but the rider's head is fine. I believe if you are doodling around on proper bike paths, not the little crapy lane we have on the side of our roads, then maybe no need for a helmet.

Cheers Uncle Bob