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!

Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I always do: they make such an immediate difference in this sort of accident. The one time I left it off for a short sprint to an ATM, I was taken out by a red-light running taxi and lost most of 1994 from my brain. Since then, I've had three accidents where I landed on my head and the helmet took all of the impact: not even a bump on the actual head! And since I broke other bones in two of them, I hail the helmet!

[zeitgeistic.livejournal.com]

Wow! I didn't realize accidents were so common for bicyclers.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Most cities are a lot safer than Sydney. Motorists here are less aware of cyclists, and a few are flat out aggressive wankers determined to kill us all. Things are improving greatly, though, with cycle paths and education campaigns making a real difference.