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Helmets (at least when properly designed) absorb impacts and even rotational force with MIPS.
Also, if you're doing jumps, you should be wearing a full face MIPS helmet.
Not only would you not be dead, you might've come away completely unharmed (minus a dead helmet).
A MIPS+Spherical helmet (Bell Super Air R) saved my life last year too.
Don't be a dumbass: Wear a helmet.
Yo, even the emergency room was surprised I didn't break my neck. The only reason I didn't was literally because I didn't have a helmet on to push my head further backwards.
I survived a concussion and facial injuries, no broken bones. I would not have survived a broken neck..
I did stop doing jumps after that though, counted myself lucky, not stupid.
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It's like when someone goes on about their friends mom's college roommate's sister's cousin was in an accident and the EMTs and hospital definitely told them they would have died if they were wearing their belt or they died because they were wearing a belt.
K. You're still wearing it or you're getting the fuck out of my car. End of discussion and if you want to keep spouting dumb shit everywhere then we have nothing more to talk about.
Helmets save lives. Period. Anyone saying otherwise is an idiot.
I've kicked people out of my car for that shit: An unbuckled idiot is an extreme danger to everyone in the car during a crash.
IDGAF if their entitled ass doesn't want to wear a seatbelt, they sure as fuck aren't putting me at risk because they refuse to use or understand basic safety.
Of course I wear a seatbelt when in a vehicle, but we're not talking about seatbelts nor passengers to even kick out. We're talking about a bicycle, my bicycle in my case, which I'll ride however I choose.
I'm 42 now, been riding bicycles since I was 4. As long as I keep the wheels on the ground and don't do stupid stuff like ramping, I have never once hit my head.
Sure I've busted my knees, shins and elbows a few times doing flatland balance tricks, so if I went for protective gear, I'd go for the gear I actually need, shin guards, elbow guards, and kneepads.
If I was so worried about any little chance of busting my head, I'd wear a helmet every time I walk up and down the stairs. Hell, a friend of mine just last month missed a single 4" high step coming out of a gas station and busted his head wide open and needed 10 staples.
Point is, you can trip and fall practically anywhere, even just on foot. With that said, why don't pedestrians wear helmets? They're just as much at risk, especially if walking near or across road traffic..
Do you walk at 20+mph?
No, you don't.
Walking and riding a bike are not even remotely close to being the same thing, at all.
Are you trolling or what?
I don't even ride my bicycle over 15mph, unless I absolutely have to for some reason. I don't race, and at absolute max my single speed low geared BMX bike can only achieve is 24mph, which I practically never ride that fast.
Read my other comments, my usual cruising pace is ~11mph, and when I do BMX flatland tricks, those are only usually around a mere 5mph. I don't ride any faster than my feet can stop me in a pinch. Brakeless rider here no less.
Try watching a BMX flatland video or three, flatland isn't about speed, its about balance. Sure some riders like to speed, but not me, I just like to cruise and pull some occasional bike tricks.
You might as well insist that the Olympics make ice skaters wear a helmet, equally as dangerous at such low speeds.
Nope, I'm done debating you on this insanity. Good luck, sounds like you need a lot of it.
Did you miss my point about the visor? If I had been wearing a helmet with a visor when that happened, the extra protrusion from the visor sticking out from my forehead would have pushed my head back about an additional 20 degrees and would have snapped my neck.
Did anyone catch the actual article about the helmet recall? Those helmets have... visors
I never said helmets are a bad thing, I said helmets with a visor are a bad thing.
Either way I still would have busted my chin open, that was the initial main point of impact, and I don't see too many bike helmets out there with chin guards.
You are operating under multiple layers of ignorance and frankly, I just don't have the energy to correct everything you've said but suffice it to say:
1: Properly designed visors will actually protect you and most definitely will not "break your neck".
2: There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of bicycle helmets with chin guards. I would strongly encourage anyone doing jumps, downhill, or even e-bikes at higher speeds to get a good MIPS full face helmet and wear it every time. If you're going to go faster than 25 frequently it's probably even time to get a DOT/SNELL certified moto helmet.
You don't know what would have actually happened if you were wearing a properly designed helmet because you chose not to wear one, which was an objectively foolish decision no matter how you try to justify it.
I have no interest in debating this further though, believe whatever you like: It's your brain to protect (or not).
I was 16, you think I was thinking much back then? Like I said, I've since quit ramping. My current bike's cruising speed is about 11mph, and is a single speed geared low where even at absolute max it simply cannot exceed 24mph.
I'm not into racing, If I'm not cruising around 11 to 15 mph, I'm doing BMX flatland balance tricks probably around a mere 5mph.
I do thank you for the thoughts and advice though, but you're assuming I'm going way faster than I usually do. If I somehow manage to hit my head doing anything at 5mph, I'll just retire from riding altogether.
I'm nowhere near as skilled as these riders, but I took lots of inspiration from these professional riders. Note what the pros don't even use in flatland...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fMOkI4DQm_0
Enjoy the video clip, or not, up to you. Have a good day.