tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092501133743109770.post7534826639012584674..comments2017-08-31T09:35:03.231-04:00Comments on The Waxed Word: On bicycle helmets, and why I choose not to wear oneJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299818291814303272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092501133743109770.post-19370919275984235992012-10-16T20:21:04.500-04:002012-10-16T20:21:04.500-04:00Thanks for the good point, Raymond. In any situati...Thanks for the good point, Raymond. In any situation where your head is being scraped across the pavement, I think a helmet is certainly a very beneficial thing to have on your head. I would like to reiterate that I feel helmets provide a great deal more safety in any road accident than a naked skull.<br /><br />My decision to not wear a helmet stems more from the fact that I feel it sends the wrong message to people; it tells other road users that I need to wear armor to be safe on the roads, and that I feel my Styrofoam hat will protect me from harm if it gets hairy out there. I don't believe either of those things to be true, so I am compelled to disregard a garment that suggests otherwise.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299818291814303272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092501133743109770.post-88658271668766917952012-10-16T19:01:25.450-04:002012-10-16T19:01:25.450-04:00I've heard that one of the benefits of helmets...I've heard that one of the benefits of helmets, particularly motorcycle-style helmets is that the rounded smooth plastic is more difficult for the pavement to grip. This means that instead of all of the momentum acting on a struck cyclist causing traumatic impact upon contact with the ground (due to the sudden stop caused by friction), the victim will continue sliding, allowing all of that force to more gradually be expended. This reduces the end result from fatal to possibly harmless (which is also why, I've heard, bikers typically wear leather).<br /><br />Granted most bicycle helmets are not smooth and round, but appropriate helmets can be found if you look.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801640597272007429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092501133743109770.post-32600346082229740172012-08-07T13:51:21.131-04:002012-08-07T13:51:21.131-04:00Another awesome article. (See what I did there?) L...Another awesome article. (See what I did there?) Laugh out loud at moments.jportnofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698231723566876103noreply@blogger.com