A guy in my lab in his early 50s went over and busted his neck and is now a quadriplegic. He WAS wearing a helmet.
I’m not saying don’t, I’m saying if the universe wants you, it’ll get you.
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imaqtpie@lemmy.myserv.one 3 weeks agoCould be even lower if they wore helmets though. I don’t even wear a helmet myself, but it’s objectively smart to do so.
My friend went got something caught in his front wheel and went over the handlebars at 30mph. Could have been turned into a vegetable if he wasn’t wearing a helmet.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Waryle@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
And we could save a lot of people if they put on helmets to walk down stairs, and yet I don’t see anyone saying that people are stupid not to wear them.
And your friend, if he drives at 30mph, of course he has to wear a helmet, but the subject is not a sporty practice of cycling, but bike commuting. And helmets does not protect you from a shitty infrastructure and tank-like cars that run you over, so maybe it would be good to stop insulting people and bring some nuance to this debate.
imaqtpie@lemmy.myserv.one 3 weeks ago
I’m not insulting anybody. I’m simply stating the fact that it’s smart to wear a helmet, because if you hit your head on the ground, you could die. That’s all.