Comments on: Question: Do You Need a Helmet?

By: Modular Helmets

Modular Helmets — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:42:34 +0000

Love the site! I personally think anyone who rides without an helmet is an idiot. Theres no reason for it, you cant put a price on safety!

By: andrew deeds

andrew deeds — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:16:08 +0000

Im new too biking about three months now,and enjoy every aspect of it. Ive dumped my bike a couple of times now…mostly ridin on stuff not made for ridin on,sand,mud,and almost always seen the danger before it happened..when it does happen it does so in a matter of seconds, i have been extremely fortunate that i managed too be able too walk away from every single one of them with no more than a scratch as for bike i wish i could say the same…i wear my helmet most of the time but i feel it does get claustraphobic at times and i seem to under the need to always look at my surroundings…but u never know when ur not gonna be that fortunate the next time..so i hope i get in the habbit of wearing it all the time from now on….

By: Adrian Fatan

Adrian Fatan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:24:13 +0000

With all respect for your article on helmets, I think you are missing the bigger picture. You view the helmet as an aftermath protection. I will dissagree. Allow me to give another point of view on helmets (full face only).
The important thing when riding is to prevent a crash. There are two things that will help you acomplish that. 1. Eyes. You need to get as much input as you can at all time. 2. Brain. Use the nformation that you aquired to make sound judgments.
Now to my point. There is no device out there (windshield, glasses…etc.) to privide more protection for your eyes as the windshield of a full face helmet. By protecting your eyes you increase the risk of a crash.
Food for thought: How long it takes you to fully recover after a little bug hit you in the face? 1 second? How long it takes you to recover when a little bug or dust enter your eye? 1,2,3, seconds? If the answer is yes you are better man then I am.
Now consider this. At a speed of 60 MPH you travel a little over 80 feet every second. So with every second lost you will be 80 + feet closer to “danger”. Less time to make a good recovery.
My point is: Wear a good quality helmet and you will reduce the risk of crash. Then you don’t need to be so concerned with the real reason for what a helmet was designed for. When you crash, you are in God’s hands.
Adrian

By: Keely Lupino

Keely Lupino — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:11:44 +0000

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