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codly rant baout bike hlmets and dads

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FluffyMummy123 · 09/01/2008 12:33

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lionheart · 09/01/2008 12:51

He may start to leave you small gifts, too.

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lionheart · 09/01/2008 12:52

What's he like then, apart from bare-headed?

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lionheart · 09/01/2008 12:53

That is quite unpleasant. Leave the helmet and stay well out of sight.

needmorecoffee · 09/01/2008 12:53

its not a legal requirement. and to be honest, helmets are safety tested for jus a fall of a few feet off a bike. nothing stops a car squishing you.
My dd doesn't wear a helmet but then she can't cos she has no head control due to her CP. She's cushioned in the wheelchair front of a wheelchair bike.

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FluffyMummy123 · 09/01/2008 12:53

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TheGoatofBitterness · 09/01/2008 12:54

oh cod stop demeaning that poor man by showing pictures of him topless. he is a serious actooor don't you know.

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FluffyMummy123 · 09/01/2008 12:54

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lionheart · 09/01/2008 12:56

You've got it bad.

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Smithagain · 09/01/2008 12:57

I really don't want to post on this, because I don't have time BUT here goes -

DH cycles several miles a day along a busy commuter route. He does not wear a helmet. He has researched it VERY thoroughly and concluded that the case in favour of them is very, very iffy and that in certain circumstances he is MORE likely to be injured with a helmet on. It is to do with risk-compensation and the fact that the helmet adds a considerable amount to the dimensions of your head and therefore makes it more likely that you will hit your head and/or twist your neck in a nasty manner if you fall off.

DD1 has a helmet. She doesn't always wear it. I think she will do when she rides on the road by herself, but I'm not sure yet.

I'm not going to get into a debate, because I don't have time. So if I post and run, please forgive me. I'm sure there is plenty of discussion on the web if you want to look it up.

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FluffyMummy123 · 09/01/2008 13:22

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Piggy · 09/01/2008 13:26

We were at Moors Valley before Christmas and there was a couple with leedle children in seats on the back of their bikes. The parents had cycle helmets but the children didn't. Stunning.

MamaG · 09/01/2008 13:26

cod you dared to criticise ME for showing half naked link,,,

oh if only i had the bwa

lljkk · 09/01/2008 13:30

If the helmete doesn't fit properly it only provides marginal protection,and it is hard to get a helmet to fit right on a small child because basically it should be so tight that from the child's POV they probably won't tolerate it at all. You see plenty of adults with too loose helmets on, too; it should fit so smug that you could unstrap and shake your head upside down and it won't move. Strapped up under chin, speech but not eating should be possible (comfortably).
So... over-rated as a safety feature, really.
DC do all wear helmets, btw, but I don't have a lot of faith in them.

lljkk · 09/01/2008 13:31

Oh, and no forehead should show. If it does, helmet is pointless.

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