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To: MichCapCon

I always use a helmet when I ride. Know several people who won’t for various reasons. I think they’re insane. Even good riders fall occasionally; when you do, the helmet will save your life.


13 posted on 04/15/2016 10:02:50 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: rbg81

Agreed...full face helmet for me. I feel safer, AND I don’t like the taste of bugs. :)


16 posted on 04/15/2016 10:14:44 AM PDT by Mich Patriot ("The problem with quotes found on the Internet is they are often not true." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: rbg81
Even with a helmet and at slow (think walking) speed, you can easily get a concussion when your noggin is floggin' the concrete. Without a helmet, the same minor accident would be a lot worse, if not fatal. When it's really hot outside, I wear a half helmet like this:

22 posted on 04/15/2016 10:30:59 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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