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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior85
I weare a helmet because its required..... but I gotta be honest. There are times where I feel that I would rather die from not wearing a helmet, than spend the rest of my life wearing a helmet because I am brain damaged after an accident with a helmet.
What a lot of people dont realize is that safety standards for helmets, just like that of car crash tests, are very misleading. Car crash tests are done at low speeds, not highway speeds. Helmets are rated to survive a fall of 10 feet.
If you are going more than 50 mph and have a wreck, in many more cases than not, the helmet is just good for helping find whats left of the head.
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well I am living proof of otherwise.
70mph accident,, I was side swiped by a suburban who decided he had to be in my lane right then and there.
I was knocked off the bike and then run over by the vehicle behind me.
I was in full leather gear, steel toe boots, and a full face, properly fit helmet, which protected me completely.
my initial fall from being side swiped had me sliding at a measured 352 feet before the car behind me hit me and used me as a speed bump..
without the helment I would not be here today, I suffered some major injuries to my lower body, but the helmet protected my head and though it had a 9 inch long split in it, I did not suffer any damage to my head, face or brain.
I did however break my hip, femur and pelvis, ruptured a testicle, my bladder and my spleen, as well as broke 5 ribs..
Take it as you want.. I always ride with a full face, and yes I still ride.