tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post3382493430447082051..comments2023-05-23T22:20:52.322-07:00Comments on Bike Girl Blog: Bike Girl Wears A Helmet...UsuallyBike Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515001702893412159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-48652019613213933262009-10-22T14:29:48.281-07:002009-10-22T14:29:48.281-07:00So fun!
I agree with you about 90% helmet use. I ...So fun!<br />I agree with you about 90% helmet use. I bicycled to the farmer's market on the greenway and did not wear my helmet. Will definitely wear it on my ride home on the streets though. Yes I could fall over on the bike path. But heck, I trip and fall walking sometimes, and I don't wear a helmet to do that.<br /><br />Tragically, tandem love will not protect you, as the orphaned child of a tandem riding couple in Texas will tell you. http://www.woai.com/mostpopular/story/Couple-killed-when-truck-slams-into-drags-bicycle/go3yQ221t0iNLcWTSJZ5Bg.cspxcyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-81535326157192516352009-09-19T23:32:57.849-07:002009-09-19T23:32:57.849-07:00Oi be careful next time accidents are unexpected.....Oi be careful next time accidents are unexpected...You are cute as well as your blog.Raphnexx Search engine Optimization Specialisthttp://www.developmentcatalyst.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-91528654945558011652009-07-06T20:00:21.530-07:002009-07-06T20:00:21.530-07:00Um, as a confirmed (35 years?!) motorcyclist I rec...Um, as a confirmed (35 years?!) motorcyclist I recommend that motorcyclists wear a helmet. But I do not make a blanket recommendation for bicyclists. Why? Not only is it hot and uncomfortable but it alters driver behavior, and not in a positive manner. <br /><br />Studies, conducted in England, where drivers are generally nicer than those here, found that drivers cut back in your lane sooner, went faster, followed closer to the riders at all times, when the rider had on a protective helmet. So there is a good chance if you wear a helmet that you will indeed need it.Otto Cilindrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403351994610127592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-84129604161383257552009-06-30T13:39:01.962-07:002009-06-30T13:39:01.962-07:00One of my favorite things about family S24O's ...One of my favorite things about family S24O's up the C&O Canal Towpath: getting off the road, a little ways up the path, taking off my helmet and hanging it on the front of my handlebars like a shield. And it's a beautiful bygawd feeling.<br /><br />My risk assessment strategies may not be scientifically sound, and the lines are fuzzy and gray. But I figure doing 10mph on a flat path, completely removed from traffic, must surely be far enough away from those lines to qualify for "I'll risk it."chigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515259782735086616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-14753205106970344792009-06-27T10:37:48.798-07:002009-06-27T10:37:48.798-07:00i agree - when i'm at risk of the actions of o...i agree - when i'm at risk of the actions of others - like riding to work - the helmet is always on. if my wife and i ride over to a local spot for a bite - no helmet. and my wife especially likes not messing the hair - but when we use the helmets, she just brings another hat to pull on when the helmet comes off...jhaygoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782917843376115416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-28162437319242292822009-06-01T07:19:44.010-07:002009-06-01T07:19:44.010-07:00Bike Girl
I am sure that you look devastating cut...Bike Girl<br /><br />I am sure that you look devastating cute without a helmet; and you are probably right that helmet laws might inhibit some people from riding but you are nuts. Accidents can happen any time, at any speed, in any situation. Aside from the placing yourself in a permanent vegetative state (bone break at about three pounds of pressure and your neck acts as a spring) you are setting a terrible example for kids.<br /><br />It was long ago that pro cyclist refused to wear helmets, but that has changed. Now they wear them all the time, even on the slow uphill climbs.<br /><br />I am sure your quick and charm will easily overcome helmet head.Bill Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647845703792354783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780361955450458713.post-68167053095286641632009-05-28T10:05:04.532-07:002009-05-28T10:05:04.532-07:00fun post- I like the self debate! I've clunked my ...fun post- I like the self debate! I've clunked my head enough times to always wear mine :)Betty Mountain Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041641528000116500noreply@blogger.com