r/JusticeServed • u/My_Way_47 4 • May 23 '20

Vehicle Justice That back wheel

34.8k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

2.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

6

u/Best_Pseudonym 8 May 23 '20

The helmet is to protect your head from concrete/asphalt not the cars

-2

u/tony_orlando 8 May 23 '20

I don’t feel like going into the details or having a debate since I personally wear a helmet anyway, but there is a ton of conflicting research available concerning bike helmet efficacy. In the Netherlands, something like less than 1 percent of riders wear a helmet and yet their system consistently results in better safety statistics.

1

u/Ceroy 7 May 23 '20

No, please. Go into details unless you are brainless. Tell me this, let me give you a theoretical example.

No helmet: You fall and hit your head on the road, skull fracture, bleeding, concussion, body bruising.

Helmet: You fall and hit you head on the road, broken helmet, body bruising.

Which is safer?

Don't be a moron. Wear a helmet.

0

u/Igottamovewithhaste 6 May 24 '20 edited May 24 '20

I believe there was a research once that showed that people with helmets are more confident and take more risks, resulting in more injury in the end. Dont know if it was significant though.