Compulsary bike helmets?

[bobspud]

Get down low in the bars, slipstream him for about 50 metres then click the small right gearshift twice, swerve to the left, smash 1.5 kW into the pedals and dive down the inside in Chris Hoy keirin style.

I thought I was going mad, because based on most cyclist behaviour I thought the rule of law was always be in the blind spot of left turning cars if you see a lorry most definitely ride down the left of it and if possible take out a few pedestrians while you are at it....

Have we met?

[Mich the Tester]

Have we met?

Don't think so. I did see an irate chap that looked like a huge potato running after me on his little matchstick legs, but he didn't stand much chance. Might have been MF though.

[bobspud]

Don't think so. I did see an irate chap that looked like a huge potato running after me on his little matchstick legs, but he didn't stand much chance. Might have been MF though.

I knew it was you!

[NotAllThere]

The same arguments are used with skiing. But mostly now, the only people you see on the slopes without a helmet are the Brits.

There are legitimate arguments for not making helmets compulsory, but there are no arguments for not wearing one yourself - except your freedom to not protect yourself if you don't want to.

[northernladuk]

The same arguments are used with skiing. But mostly now, the only people you see on the slopes without a helmet are the Brits.

There are legitimate arguments for not making helmets compulsory, but there are no arguments for not wearing one yourself - except your freedom to not protect yourself if you don't want to.

But if you want that freedom you shouldn't expect everyone else to pay your hospital bills surely

[EternalOptimist]

But if you want that freedom you shouldn't expect everyone else to pay your hospital bills surely

Only if it's a head injury though.

and wearing a helmet can restrict vision and hearing, leading to non-head injuries.

Therefore, people not wearing a helmet must pay hospital bills for head injuries
people wearing a helmet must pay hospital bills for non-head injuries, where the cause of accident may, within 2 standard deviations of doubt, have been caused by impaired senses. excluding taste of course.

[Ticktock]

and wearing a helmet can restrict vision and hearing, leading to non-head injuries.

Are you wearing a full motorcycle helmet on your pushbike? Most road cyclists wear a type of helmet that covers the top of their head, not their eyes or ears.

[EternalOptimist]

Are you wearing a full motorcycle helmet on your pushbike? Most road cyclists wear a type of helmet that covers the top of their head, not their eyes or ears.

Obviously there would be a sliding scale for 'sensory-friendly' lids. excluding taste, of course.

[NotAllThere]

But if you want that freedom you shouldn't expect everyone else to pay your hospital bills surely

As EO so eloquently demonstrated, that's not a line of argument anyone wants to go down.

But if your ski helmet or bike helmet restricts your vision or hearing - get a new helmet.

[d000hg]

If motorbike riders can see where they're going with a massive helmet at 100mph, the "I can't see as well" argument when doing 15mph on a pushbike just smacks of a)trying to find an argument to do what you already decided you want b)being useless in the first place.