A guy came past me on a very low fancy 3 wheel recumbent bike the other day. Much like this but smaller wheels. I did think it was pretty stupid that he has to wear a helmet.

Mr Milk said...

I'm one of those terrible criminal cyclists that doesn't wear a ...

Both times, for ID I've given them my Blood Donor card.

Do you at least wear a condom ... you know when...
otherwise your blood and body parts could be useless even pose danger

I cycle thousands of KM a year.
I wear a comfortable helmet always.

The fact that it 'can' save your life and doesn't interfere with riding a bike is good enough justification for me.

Also i have had more near misses on bike paths or duel share paths than on main roads.

I usually wear a skid lid when on the deadly treadly.

My mates pay me out, "Why you wearing that **** etc"

"Why do you think" is a pretty good answer. Sure, it might not save your life but if I bin it big time (which with my riding ability is probably likely) I would rather have it on that not have it.

Your scone is delicate and for something so simple...

Pugwash said...
Perhaps this guy does not have full use of his legs. He is powering that bike with his arms. Would you deny this to those that are wheelchair bound

Yes.

I always wear a helmet because I am a wuss. I don't mind this, as it probably means I will have a better chance of survival if I come off.

On the Great WA bike ride I did a few years back, one of my friends came off his bike, and hit the road. His helmet was absolutely shattered. He had a bruise on his forehead, and a bruise on his shoulder. Otherwise he was fine.

Best advertisement I have seen for wearing a helmet.

theDoctor said...


carry no id, give the a fake name and address, cops are busy and lazy, be convincing and they'll buy your no id story and give the made up you a ticket...

Might work in the city but he's moved to the country.
Get caught again and enjoy all the charges that the police will drop on you for giving them a false name.

Mark _australia said...
I think the main IRONY here is:

(1) you claim all the cyclists injuries that cause death etc are internal organs.
Maybe because helmets became mandatory 15 or 20yrs ago?
Care to post stats of injury rates before and after the laws came in? I dunno what they are but I reckon you'd be surprised. Go on, do it.

(2) you also claim you were going to fail to stop for a cop flagging you down at an RBT and it could have killed you.
Well, he gave u a lawful requirement to stop.
Whether or not YOU think people ride p!ssed at 9am is up to u, but guess what, some do.


Now for IRONY fkn central - what are you wearing in your avatar pic.....?

If you are genuinely interested in casualty stats in regards to bicycles

http://helmetfreedom.org/
http://helmetfreedom.org/page/2/

If you take the time to peruse the above, You will see that if you take the loss of bussiness that bicycle retailers suffered after the legislations introduction into account, there is a very strong argument to suggest that the injury rate actually increased.

The reasons for this are complex. There's a lot more to it that thinking Oh, a little peice of styrene on the heads got to be good right?

For me its not about whether or not its a good idea to use one, Its about being forced to. If you can get prosecuted for riding through a park at running speed with no helmet then it is quite simply not a free country.
In fact, we are one of the only countries where this can happen.

I've seen people on here whinging about PFD laws for kite and sailboarders and supporting helmet laws. Well you can't have it both ways.

Mark _australia said...

GPA said...
through a set of circumstances that distracted me, clipped a pole doing about 30km an hour. ...........

Was she a real looker huh?

Not on that occasion, but I did stack it once watching some hottie roller-bladeing on West Coast Highway... a high '9' in lycra...was kind of mesmerizing and completely distracting

If you come off your bike your hands wont stop you before you hit the ground , well i guess it all depends how fast your going i always wear my helmet if im going fast but if im going slow there is really no need . People are easily convinced that a helmet is necessary on a bike yet people still get head injuries walking no one is telling you to wear a helmet when you walk also no one criticizes any one for driving an unsafe old car , id rather ride a bike with no helmet than drive a 1970s corolla id consider the bike safer.

As for cops yeah there mostly a waste of space and when they go 30kmh over the speed limit to catch you for going 10 over its ok.
I say just do what you feel like , its your head .