Today i was riding (downhill mountain bike)up in the hills with a friend and he came of at relativly slow speed probally just under 20 kph the obstical he was navigating over was at least 5 foot high given that he is six foot and locked into pedals when he came of he landed head first on a log and smashed a helet into two peices.
This saved him from unthinkable head injuries. But left him bruised with a big headeache. His hydration pack also padded the landing.
I was only 2 months ago i critisized the police for fining me 50 dollars for not wearing one.
So after seeing that i will be wearing a hemelt alot more I think that i will be using my gaff helet alot more when i windsurf aswell.
Very true
I hope he is going to hospital anyway - an impact like that could do all kinds of damage to the neck or brain, and he'd not like to find out the hard way in a couple of days
I always wear one after my board fell on my head and the fin scalped me in 1ft surf requiring 12 stitches, not quite sure how it could have happened but it did demonstrate that things can go very wrong in the mildest of conditions.
Hey buster - ditch the Gath and get a Protec (or similar) for waaayyyyy better protection. I've had both and almost wouldn't bother with an original Gath.
Glad ya mate is ok.
Now put some clothes on!!
Sounds nasty, there was a lady on the 7pm project the other night trying to get the helmet law changed because they don't believe there is a significant drop in injuries since they were implemented. It didn't matter to her that there are a lot more people ridding now than there was before or the dangers associated with extreme ridding. I think if they changed the law now that there would be a huge raise in injuries.
Glad your mate is OK, Braking a helmet is serious.
Many years ago I was riding my pushie along the road and came off doing around 25 kph. I ended up skidding along the bitumen mostly on my head (the rest of me was mostly on the bike). As I skidded along, using the top of my head as a brake, it occurred to me how happy I was to be wearing a helmet.
ive had 3 bike helmets, but they fall to bits due to the rather cheap construction . just a dollar worth of foam with a thin layer of plastic. all that for $60.when the third died I realized i was spending more on helmets than bikes, and stopped wearing them.
having a long narrow skull doesnt help, as none of the 3 ever fitted properly.
he is ok just got out of hospital 9 hours later ;-) thanks guys for your support xoxoxox love you all wear a helmet
I used to use skateboard style helmets, tough as nails with the thick plastic around the foam. You just have to find one that meats standards. But no matter what helmet you get you need to treat it with respect and if it has defects replace it. At the end of the day the helmet is what may save your life.
I fractured my scull when i was 5 years old. A helmet would have prevented it.
I had a helmet testing prang on a pushie some years ago. It was a hard shell Bell. They dont use those any more.
I was cruising down a hill in traffic and an oncoming car turned in front of me. I smacked into the passenger side door without slowing and hurtled over the top and bounced down the road. I woke up in cas at the general with a couple of school boys in white coats picking bits of glass out of me and sneering at my cheap watch.
I think the helmets are useful.
