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I crash into religion
"Sorni" wrote in message ... wrote: Paul Cassel wrote: (snip) Yes, I'm still opposed to mandatory helmet laws, but I doubt you'll be seeing me ride without one from now on. .. Sadly, some on here will flame you (or would like to) for that well-reasoned decision. That's not reason, that's (unreasonable) fear. Just because an event whose likelyhood is vanishingly small happend to him and frightened him, he somehow believes that wearing a magic talisman will protect him an the equally unlikely second ocurrence. |
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In article a,
"jtaylor" wrote: Paul Cassel wrote: (snip) Yes, I'm still opposed to mandatory helmet laws, but I doubt you'll be seeing me ride without one from now on. That's not reason, that's (unreasonable) fear. Just because an event whose likelyhood is vanishingly small happend to him and frightened him, he somehow believes that wearing a magic talisman will protect him an the equally unlikely second ocurrence. vanishingly small is not zero. having "used" my helmet twice, maybe "vanishingly small" isn't even accurate. for me. so if i (or paul, or ANYbody) decides to lessen our chances of injury, please don't consider it a condemnation of your choice to let your locks fly free. you want to cycle NAKED, for god's sake, i don't give a damn. you know, unless i have to actually SEE you. i'm not as confident as you that, in an accident, i'll be able to accurately judge my rotation speed and direction and apply exactly the right counterforce to keep my head level, my toes aesthetically pointed and my clif bars from sliding out of my jersey. p.s.: i don't cross against the light, drink milk past the expiration date, play "tag" with rottweilers or argue with my girlfriend when she says we NEED a new chair. |
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"H. Guy" wrote in message ... p.s.: i don't cross against the light, drink milk past the expiration date, play "tag" with rottweilers or argue with my girlfriend when she says we NEED a new chair. Do you wear a helmet when driving (or being driven in) a motorcar? |
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Per jtaylor:
Do you wear a helmet when driving (or being driven in) a motorcar? No, but OTOH I don't normally fall out of my car headfirst on to ground with baby head rocks and/or sharp corners of buried boulders sticking out of it here-and-there. -- PeteCresswell |
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"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message ... Per jtaylor: Do you wear a helmet when driving (or being driven in) a motorcar? No, but OTOH I don't normally fall out of my car headfirst on to ground with baby head rocks and/or sharp corners of buried boulders sticking out of it here-and-there. -- But people don't normally do that when riding a bicycle - such events are more likely when driving (or being driven in) a motorcar. Why do you wear a helmet in the less dangerous situation but not the more? |
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Per jtaylor:
But people don't normally do that when riding a bicycle Depends on the terrain and how aggressive and/or inept the rider is. My personal attitude adjustment came one day when I'd just hopped some railroad tracks and was going up through a clay ravine. Front wheel washed out in the wet clay, melon went "splat" sideways on the ground. When I came to, I noted a pointed pyramid-shaped outcropping several inches high just a few inches from where my temple impacted. About a year later I forgot that I didn't have knobbies on, jumped a curb onto an inclined bank. Front wheel washed out again, side face plant into the bank. No rocks this time - but I was still glad to be wearing a helmet. Hot day? Bike path? Baseball cap. No sense being obsessive about this. But helmets definitely have their time and place. -- PeteCresswell |
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jtaylor wrote:
But people don't normally do that when riding a bicycle - such events are more likely when driving (or being driven in) a motorcar. Why do you wear a helmet in the less dangerous situation but not the more? I don't see wearing a hat as relying on a talisman as you write earlier. I am not relying on anything. My reason for using a helmet from now on is that I have learned by experience how forceful a bicycle crash can be. Before, I figured a bicycle crash was a mild occurrence. I now don't think that. What I don't understand is where you think I'm disadvantaged by choosing now to wear a hat as compared to before when I didn't? What is the downside of helmet use? Let's say you are right in that I'd be better off also wearing a hat when I drive my truck. I'll grant you that. Let's say I spend 50% of my time in my truck and 50% on my bike. I wear the hat only on the bike. Am I not better off at least somewhat by that than never wearing the hat? Again, what is the downside here? |
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On Sun, 07 May 2006 13:51:00 -0600, Paul Cassel
wrote: I bid too low for that one helmet, but I'll keep at it until I get one. If I get desperate, I may just hit my LBS and BUY one like a human does g. FWIW, the cheapest helmet prices I've seen have been at two of my LBSs. (Not counting the Wally-World trash.) I think it's because most LBSs need to sell what they stock, and don't have the clientele of the mail-order houses to get the volume up to an profitable level. Pat Email address works as is. |
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jtaylor wrote:
"Sorni" wrote in message ... wrote: Paul Cassel wrote: (snip) Yes, I'm still opposed to mandatory helmet laws, but I doubt you'll be seeing me ride without one from now on. . Sadly, some on here will flame you (or would like to) for that well-reasoned decision. That's not reason, that's (unreasonable) fear. Just because an event whose likelyhood is vanishingly small happend to him and frightened him, he somehow believes that wearing a magic talisman will protect him an the equally unlikely second ocurrence. NONE OF YOUR BIDNESS. HTH, BS |
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