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| Thread ID: 128942 | 2013-01-24 20:15:00 | Dead cyclist, 13, wasn't wearing helmet | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1324740 | 2013-01-25 00:43:00 | Why risk damaging a $15 helmet protecting a $2.50 head? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1324741 | 2013-01-25 01:36:00 | Has anyone seen a kid in Otara or Manurewa wear a helmet on a cycle I sure havent in 15 years. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1324742 | 2013-01-25 03:28:00 | I can't even ride my MTB without wearing a helmet, feels so odd. Also, not wearing a helmet can look like you've stolen the bike lol. | sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1324743 | 2013-01-25 03:35:00 | Very sad, but an illustration of Darwin's Law in action . Indeed . It should be personal choice when it comes to push bikes . . I am surprised at the number of anti-helmet bike riders down here . Helmets are not that bad to wear and if they save one's head from serious injury then I can't see why anyone would want to take the risk . For those that choose not to wear them then maybe they ought to have to pay for their own hospital and rehabilitation treatment after an accident instead of us via ACC . Same with people who choose not to wear seat belts in cars . Incidentally, why are riders of those three-wheeled motorbikes not required to wear helmets but two-wheeled motorbike riders are??? It's not like they are strapped in with a seatbelt either . Completely insane . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1324744 | 2013-01-25 03:38:00 | It takes about 5 seconds to put a helmet on. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1324745 | 2013-01-25 03:46:00 | It takes about 5 seconds to put a helmet on. Their argument is that it is uncomfortable, looks dorky, ruins their hairdo and infringes on their rights to do what they want. Not half as much as a close encounter between their bare head and the road would be though. :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1324746 | 2013-01-25 03:54:00 | They are not uncomfortable. You hardly know it is on. Yes I admit they look dorky, but that's a conscious thing which doesn't worry me. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1324747 | 2013-01-25 06:04:00 | My son has just learnt a lesson last week, m.youtube.com This happened while away with a youth/skateboard group. Everything in the video he has been told countless times not to do. He does have a helmet but only uses it when on ramps, |
plod (107) | ||
| 1324748 | 2013-01-25 06:10:00 | Indeed. I am surprised at the number of anti-helmet bike riders down here. Helmets are not that bad to wear and if they save one's head from serious injury then I can't see why anyone would want to take the risk. For those that choose not to wear them then maybe they ought to have to pay for their own hospital and rehabilitation treatment after an accident instead of us via ACC. Same with people who choose not to wear seat belts in cars.Incidentally, why are riders of those three-wheeled motorbikes not required to wear helmets but two-wheeled motorbike riders are??? It's not like they are strapped in with a seatbelt either. Completely insane.well legally helmets have to be worn on any bike if on a public road. Private property it's totally up to the rider unless its a commercial operation... | plod (107) | ||
| 1324749 | 2013-01-25 06:32:00 | Well, I'm hoping the piece of $#!+ that stole my bike a week ago goes for a tumble over the handlebars, sans helmet. Happy to put the boot into them while they're down as well if the fall doesn't hurt them sufficiently. Give me that satisfaction and they can keep what's left of the bike... or the bits of it that I can't shove up where my boot has been planted. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
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