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

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

My goodness! Very glad your head and your ipad are intact!

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

This is why I don't ride my bike in traffic any more. D: Did this just happen? I have distinct memories of you telling me about several other times you'd been knocked off your bike.

[bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com]

0_o

Wow. Yes, please to keep your lovely brains on the inside.

[zeitgeistic.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! This is really scary. I am so glad you wear a helmet!

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, Brammers, what happened?

[chamekke.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you had that helmet on!

One of my best friends died of a brain injury after he unexpectedly fell from his bicycle. He wasn't wearing his helmet that day :-( Ever since, I've been a bicycle-helmet evangelist. Helmets really do save lives ♥

[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.

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Goodness, that helmet looks scary! I'm so glad it's just the helmet and not your head.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

Hello. I didn't see until I clicked a few times, did I see blood then? Is that an old photo then, coz it surely could not stay red ... and isn't that a not so good helmet then? I never considered helmet hair, just the discomfort and added luggage. Zombies would also agree with your last statement, though interpret it differently.

[hollyxu.livejournal.com]

!!! I hope you're okay?? I mean, you're posting, so obviously no severe harm. *crosses fingers*

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

That's a scary photo. I'm so glad you're doing okay.

[vaysh]

Urgh. It did sound pretty awful from your last post but in your usual charming fashion you made it seem much less scary. THIS is scary!

[nevernot-broken.livejournal.com]

helmets are awesome. *shudder* thinking what would have happened to your head...

[dragonfly-lily.livejournal.com]

OUCH!

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

Ouch!

I was hit by a truck when riding my bike as a 7 year old. The bike shop asked to have my (completely wrecked) bike back so that they could display it in the window as part of a 'this is why people should wear helmets' display.

(I wasn't, in fact, wearing a helmet, because I hadn't intended to end up on the road, but my steering and braking skills weren't as good as I had thought they were...)

[alethiaxx.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your accident, and relieved your helmet served faithfully! Hope the bruising and thumb heal quickly.

Also fun to peek at your bookshelf in the photo - I was sure you'd have an interesting collection. :)

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

*pets your brain*

:D

[mabonwitch.livejournal.com]

Eep! Yes, thank goodness for helmets! I take wearing mine very seriously. It doesn't matter how short a distance you're going, you never know when a car might swerve unexpectedly! I've hit my head on the ground twice while wearing a helmet, and I hate to think of the amount of brain I might've left behind without one. So glad you're OK!

[takarai-karin.livejournal.com]

Owie...

Very glad you're okay!