Well here's a new arguement for not wearing a helmet...LOL. On 7/17/09 I had an encounter with a deer. I had no helmet on and suffered head trama.

I was in a coma for 3.5 weeks with the bones in my leg, all my ribs, shoulder blade, clavical, eye socket, and facial bones (all on the left side) broken. Fortunately I missed out on most of the pain from the broken bones by being in the coma so long. Now had I been wearing a helmet I would have still had all the same injuries (except the head trama) and the pain to go with them. Just food for thought.

Personally, I'll wear a helmet from now on because I can't afford another $400K in hospital bills and I don't want to put my family through that again. I forgot to mention that I had to be airlifted to the trama center and I quit breathing in route. But hey I'm still here and by next spring I should be able to ride again

 

glad you are recovering

 

$400k in bills>>>>>coma please

 

I am really glad you are okay, and that does make a ummmn, unusual arguement for no helmets! lol Ride safe and watch out for Bambi when you do get back on that iron horse!

 

Back in the day in the UK when there were no helmet laws, I for some reason borrowed a helmet from a friend to go up a single track road and when i pulled on the front brake coming down a slope the front wheel decided to go one way and i the other..face full of tarmac but no injury, yes I've always been this ugly, had i not worn the helmet might have been even uglier so still unsure as to are helmets necessary or are they just for the careless. Its the only time i needed one but if you feel more secure its for you and if not you take your chances but I guess what I'm trying to say is it should be a matter of personal choice.

 

I will always wear one but damn it pisses me off for the government to tell me to wear one.

Tim

 

Sorry to hear of you accident. What's the argument though? New vs none?

 

Glad to hear you are OK.

 

Congrats on being able to make a recovery...I know the feeling. Recently planted my face in the asphalt riding at work. Broken jaw, arm, wrist, teeth busted out etc etc. After some surgery I was back to work in 3 months but I'm still undergoing treatment. Yea, I'm thinking those gouges in my helmet would have made a difference to my recovery had I not been wearing it!!!

 

oh, and now I notice my avatar picture was taken on a trip to South Carolina, with no helmet on...I guess that doesn't look good but I do like having a choice