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To: RandFan

A bike helmet saved my life.

After the car hit me, I flew 20 feet through the air and landed on the top of my head. Cracked helmet, road rash, and a slight concussion, but I walked away.


2 posted on 06/16/2024 6:36:15 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Israel, in order: https://freerepublic.com/tag/unclemiltieadventure/index)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Wow


4 posted on 06/16/2024 6:38:05 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: Uncle Miltie

Local bike shop has a collection of cracked helmets, no serious injuries from any. If that doesn’t make a believer out of someone, they deserve what they may get.


17 posted on 06/16/2024 7:47:40 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Uncle Miltie

“Cracked helmet, road rash, and a slight concussion, but I walked away.”

Though probably not in a very straight line.


24 posted on 06/16/2024 8:30:50 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: Uncle Miltie

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.


29 posted on 06/16/2024 9:29:07 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo, )
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To: Uncle Miltie

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%


31 posted on 06/16/2024 12:06:26 PM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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