cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26471848
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2024
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In my experiences, the helmet is the least needed piece of gear. By that I mean, definitely also wear armoured jacket, pants, gloves, and boots. With all that and a helmet, you'll only need to worry about breaking bones, which is nothing in comparison to the other outcomes. Neglect the other gear and you'll wish you didn't wear a helmet.
Edit: Hm, apparently a lot of.Lemmingtons need to wear helmets off the bike too, or make it past the first line of a comment before reacting, or there's a lot of squids here.
Conversely, neglect the helmet and there's a good chance that you will become a significant financial burden on your family due to a TBI.
Well that all depends on how fast the sedan that hit you was going as you minded your own business going through the green light. Either way, "Huh?" was probably the last word ever spoken.
Δv definitely increases the risk but plenty of life-ending and life-altering injuries occur at low speeds. The Leatt neck brace was invented after a doctor was unable to resuscitate an enduro rider who had a low-speed get-off and broke his neck.
If you skip the helmet the only thing your gear is doing is leaving an intact corpse