Posted on 06/16/2024 6:29:50 AM PDT by RandFan
@GordonRamsay
An important #FathersDay message from me… WEAR A HELMET ! This week I had a bad accident while riding my bike in CT. I'm doing ok and I’m thankful for all the doctors, nurses and staff at @LMHospital who looked after me but most thankful for my helmet that saved my life. Be Safe
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It actually looks normal...with that much movement you’d think other parts would be moving, too.
The only thing that should happen to them is that they should feel lucky.
Our state used to ask if you wish to donate when you got your DL. I just checked mine and to see if it was on there but found nothing.
“Cracked helmet, road rash, and a slight concussion, but I walked away.”
Though probably not in a very straight line.
My wife worked as a nurse in a city hospital: said the staff referred to them as “donorcycles”. ..
Or it could simply be nerves, I'd be pretty rattled after such an event!...
The sane thing is to wear a helmet on the street every time.
Also while mountain biking. Every time.
When riding along a paved river bike trail, use your discretion. Helmet optional, depending on the speed you ride and whether you cross any streets.
I sometimes ride a bike in our neighborhood. Almost never see a car. I’m not going fast. I don’t wear a helmet.
Riding horses? Depends. Helmets are hot and sweat in the eyes doesn’t help. My horse isn’t too spooky. But if I want the option to canter down a desert wash...a helmet is a very good idea. The desert has a lot of rocks and if a horse doing 25 mph stumbles and goes down - well, it will hurt regardless. But I’ll have some chance of living with a helmet.
But when it is hot and I struggle to keep sweat out of my eyes, then a cowboy hat works far better. Not being able to see around me has safety impacts too.
Good Gawd, on a bike all you need is one of those styrofoam ones. Not a kevlar thing for motobikes and the highway. Just something that will keep your skull from cracking. As to internal hemorrhage, ain’t nothin’ that will stop that.
I talked to some of the local Free Souls MC members, years ago. They ride without helmets, or something so minimal as to make a joke out of the helmet law. They say they all know someone that’s survived a bad wreck because they wore a helmet, and they’d rather die than live the way the survivors do.
A buddy of mine took a bad jump and crashed head first into a rock outcropping head first. He had lots of bad injuries including a broken neck. He shattered his helmet. We’ve both used it to show the necessity of helmets.
He recovered 100%
I love mine too. I put a bicycle basket on the front and it holds my beer and chips.......
Wear the gear. Every time.
A bike and a motorcycle helmet save my life two separate times. Always ALWAYS wear a helmet or not and do the world a favor and remove the defective genes from the pool. The first time was on a green belt in Austin some yahoo slams on their brakes right in front of me and I hit them and went end over end over them hit head first on a large rock. Split that helmet in half and would’ve done that to my skull had it not been a top grade helmet. The bike shop I bought it from took back the helmet with my picture of.my bruised but not broken head. They put the smashed helmet up on their wall of life savers and gave me an identical new one. Bikes can get you killed right quick.
I am all right with people choosing to not wear a helmet on bikes or motorcycles. That being said if you chose too then you forfeit any insurance coverage should you get injured and also any Medicare and Medicaid services you pay 100% out of pocket for all expenses. I don’t want some.jackhole raising my rates or taxes because they are an idiot. Personally I would rather they die without that helmet on it’s cheaper for society and bad choices should carry consequences.
His large amount of hair helped cushion the blow....
It is appalling! Hard to imagine how he did all that contusion!
I did that once to a smaller area, a bruise about the size of a pie plate on my butt, falling down a set of stairs. Still bearing aftereffects 25 years later.
I love his shows and competitions and have watched many of them. His athleticism and energy have been astounding. It was just a mattter of time until he banged himself up, leaping about at his age, 58; glad he survived and hope he does everything necessary to heal completely before plungin back into his relentless schedule.
CARBON FIBER IS A MATERIAL IN FIGHTER JETS
I HAVE RIDDEN A LOT OF MILES ON HORSEBACK
I tried a helmet, but I wear bi-focals & the strap jostled my glasses to the point that I had massive headache in less than a minute. My brain could not track the movements correctly. Quit trying.
AS for “CANTERING IN THE DESERT AT 25 MPH”-—I would like more details. A CANTER is NOT A FULL OUT GALLOP.
I competed in LONG DISTANCE EVENTS ON HORSEBACK for over 30 years-—1985 to 2005.
I NEVER saw any rider who had a horse that “CANTERED” at 25 MPH. Kentucky Derby horses can go into low 30 MPH-—but they are running less than 2 miles on a WELL GROOMED SURFACE.
I rode on almost everything & rocks were common-—ESPECIALLY in the desert.
I rode 17 different horses & completed over 5,000 miles of events with a 93 % COMPLETION RATE. 50 miles — 100 miles — 5 day 250 miles. GREAT SPORT-—VERY ADDICTIVE-—and YOU MUST “KNOW YOUR HORSE & RIDE YOUR OWN RIDE”.
I rode with a visor against the sun.
Rode in snow-—WIND—sandstorm—rain-—100 milers start in the dark & finish in the dark.
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