| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Question for Guy about cycle helmet | |
| Posted by: | Guy Lambert | |
| Date/Time: | 25/09/23 07:13:00 |
| I was hit twice on a bike - once on Kew Bridge Road when I was a new cyclist - I didn't fall off but I had a cut on my right arm caused by the sliding door mechanism on a Transit. Driver didn't stop, perhaps didn't know. It healed in a few days and stopped me cycling in the gutter, but a helmet wouldn't have helped. Then I was knocked off in Hammersmith which broke both my arms. Driver was a psychiatrist but he didn't suggest I was mad - was actually very apologetic, though subsequently prosecuted and get a hefty fine. So there I was with badly bruised legs and broken arms and I lost count of people who looked censorious and asked me if I was wearing a helmet. I observed that it didn't help my arms. I wonder about a helmet. One of the things stopped me was when I looked at injury statistics - turned out you were more likely to be injured walking than cycling for each Km covered walking than cycling. But in truth it's a fag, and it makes me too hot when I wear one. SOme info on the use of helmets internationally : https://velco.tech/en/safety-bike-helmet/#:~:text=About%201%20in%205%20cyclists,Germany%20and%205.9%25%20in%20Zagreb. And Chris Boardman talking about cycling in the Netherlands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDLb6biq39A |