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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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..
Nope, I'm done debating you on this insanity. Good luck, sounds like you need a lot of it.
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.
15mph is plenty fast for a fatal head injury, never mind 24.
You are not an Olympic athlete, you apparently a delusional helmetless person doing tricks on a bicycle, possibly with a prior head injury that is clouding your judgement.
I'm done arguing with you though, there's no point arguing with a person who disregards reality.
Byeeeeee!