This is why I always wear the best helmet I can afford

[blamebrampton]

See the cracks and missing chunk in this image:



That would be my head.

If you ride slowly on cycle paths or in Copenhagen, you can get by without one. Over 10kph/6mph and in mixed traffic, just cope with helmet hair. Brains belong on the inside!

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[emmacmf.livejournal.com]

Last autumn, my friend was cut in front of by a car that just didn't see her. She braked, but had to do so suddenly that she went over the handlebars and into the car. She hit it so hard that she bent the central support bar of the car, completely writing it off. She tore her ear lobe, lost a tooth, a crown, and wrenched her shoulder, and is still recovering from her injuries, but the police said she would have died if she wasn't wearing a helmet. She's a civilian employee of the Met Police, so was able to get a copy of the CCTV footage of the accident, and it is one of the most upsetting things I've ever seen.

She is now a legend at her local police station, and is known as "the woman who took out a car with her head". I'm very grateful she wears a helmet, and I'm very grateful that you do too.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I can imagine! Poor love! I send her all the healing vibes I can spare! And yes: numpty hipsters who pretend helmets don't make a difference are talking bollocks!

She needs a bike sticker that says 'Two less cars!' (even though they are annoyingly ungrammatical ;-))