tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post309067666005145256..comments2023-10-11T07:57:45.529-06:00Comments on The Lazy Randonneur: Do I wear a helmet?Vikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214932277372519931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-631279112509190802008-06-29T05:45:00.000-06:002008-06-29T05:45:00.000-06:00At least you mob have a choice. In Australia helme...At least you mob have a choice. In Australia helmets are mandatory countrywide. Cops take great delight in hassling you if you dont have one on.<BR/><BR/>I went to collect my kids the other day from school and I did not realise I did not have it on until my son asked me where the helmet was. I had not even noticed its absence.<BR/><BR/>After a while it just becomes second nature but feels good to be an outlaw occasionally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-91615953040273589512008-04-23T00:36:00.001-06:002008-04-23T00:36:00.001-06:00I'm in the same mode as Vik. I used to wear one al...I'm in the same mode as Vik. I used to wear one all the time, but for short trips to the store, or rides on the local MUPs, I will often not wear one. Mountain biking, I always wear one. For my commute, I will wear one because I am on a somewhat busy road, and I don't trust people. One thing that I don't do is I don't tell other people that they should be wearing their helmet. It's an individual choice.Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000254083516026697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-48276482802203686222008-04-23T00:36:00.000-06:002008-04-23T00:36:00.000-06:00I'm in the same mode as Vik. I used to wear one al...I'm in the same mode as Vik. I used to wear one all the time, but for short trips to the store, or rides on the local MUPs, I will often not wear one. Mountain biking, I always wear one. For my commute, I will wear one because I am on a somewhat busy road, and I don't trust people. One thing that I don't do is I don't tell other people that they should be wearing their helmet. It's an individual choice.Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000254083516026697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-34270740923172834912008-04-21T08:46:00.000-06:002008-04-21T08:46:00.000-06:00I started using helmets in my teens because I thou...I started using helmets in my teens because I thought 'serious' riders used them and I wanted to be 'serious.' ;-) It has become a habit and like others I feel naked without it. <BR/><BR/>Since my kids are required to wear a helmet by law, I wear one on all rides, casual or not. My kids grab their helmets straight away when they want to play with their wheeled toys or go for a ride in the bike trailer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-47517830558087047652008-04-20T12:32:00.000-06:002008-04-20T12:32:00.000-06:00I started racing when I was 13 year olds. My older...I started racing when I was 13 year olds. My older brother was the one who would never let me ride without a helmet. It just became habit and now I feel odd (not really naked) without one on my head. Plus I've had two crashes, one while racing, one during a casual bike path ride. Both times I landed on my head. I'd hate to think what kind of brain injury I could have had if I hadn't had the helmet on.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-82227668069623523052008-04-20T06:03:00.000-06:002008-04-20T06:03:00.000-06:00I'll wear either a helmet or a ball cap, and I fee...I'll wear either a helmet or a ball cap, and I feel just as safe regardless.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281234876237022199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-4706043440819999242008-04-19T22:31:00.000-06:002008-04-19T22:31:00.000-06:00I ask my teenagers to wear helmets when they ride,...I ask my teenagers to wear helmets when they ride, so I always do the same to set a proper example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-24618514926257992008-04-19T22:21:00.000-06:002008-04-19T22:21:00.000-06:00For short trips using mostly sidewalks and bike pa...For short trips using mostly sidewalks and bike paths I'll go without one. For everything else a helmet goes on my watermelon.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229026802517811502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-43289135165965252732008-04-19T20:07:00.000-06:002008-04-19T20:07:00.000-06:00I'm a UK rider and have never worn a helmet for th...I'm a UK rider and have never worn a helmet for the past 20yrs+ until l became a father! However, l think the issue is entirely dependant upon where you ride, ie, culturally, and how you ride as you already state. I do not think helmets should be made compulsory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-68209602413480083362008-04-19T19:17:00.000-06:002008-04-19T19:17:00.000-06:00Great Post Vik!I look at it the same way. All wint...Great Post Vik!<BR/><BR/>I look at it the same way. All winter long, I rode my bikes without a helmet. It was only a short distance. When I do coffee and beer runs, no helmet. When I get onto the highway though, I put on the brain bucket. I do for some reason feel a little safer with it when on the highway.<BR/><BR/>One other thing I've noticed, when I see a cyclist wearing a helmet, the first thing I notice is the helmet. Instantly my mind says: helmet, safety, be safe. As a motorist, I think I act safer even unconsciously, because the cyclist had a helmet on. <BR/><BR/>I guess you just never know what a helmet might to. I always think of head impact as being lessened in severity with a helmet on. <BR/><BR/>Feeling safe is nice too. Cheers.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984978420642327867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647801.post-54175076706141377052008-04-19T18:16:00.000-06:002008-04-19T18:16:00.000-06:00Helmets - To me I feel naked with out one if I'm ...Helmets - To me I feel naked with out one if I'm riding. Often I go to ride to the pool less than a mile away and go back in to get my helmet as I forgot it.<BR/><BR/>Why? Because you never know. I'm a pretty safe rider but that driver flying into their driveway might not be paying attention when I think they are paying attention.Arleigh Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542280636624060374noreply@blogger.com