Comment on Pros / cons of riding a bike?

• LordCrom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The helmet is not the sole saviour. But If I can eliminate or even highly reduce any risk, especially high risk brain injuries just by wearing a helmet, why wouldn’t you?

  Seems silly to tempt fate when a helmet is so easy and mitigates a lot of risk.

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  • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I also don’t wear a helmet when i walk down the stairs of my appartment. Is that stupid and silly too, or for some reason just fine? I don’t think riding a bicycle, which you learn at three years old, is necessarily a dangerous activity.

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    • LordCrom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not if you are taking a nice leisurely ride by yourself around rolling hills and the occasional butterfly.

      No I’m talking about riding a bike into town with a dozen other riders, pedestrians who dont look, dogs that’ll just wander in front of you, cars passing 1 foot too close over the line… Ya, not exactly how I learned to ride a bike. I’ll wear the helmet in the risky situation.

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      • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wear a helmet for whatever activity that you’d like one for, just don’t call people stupid and silly if they have experiences and conclusions.

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