Comments on: Wear Your Helmet! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lydia http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1645882 Lydia Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:54:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-1645882 Savannah Haworth is my best friend at school, we've known each other from nursery. I nearly cried when our teacher told us the morning after the accident! I thought it was a miricle tha she lived! I went to see her after the accident at her house ( recovering) and she was very jolly - watching potter puppet pals on you tube!! She was very fragile of course with bruises on her head where her helmet was and her elbow bone was crushed slightly. Now you know why they say wear a helmet..... Savannah Haworth is my best friend at school, we’ve known each other from nursery. I nearly cried when our teacher told us the morning after the accident!

I thought it was a miricle tha she lived! I went to see her after the accident at her house ( recovering) and she was very jolly – watching potter puppet pals on you tube!! She was very fragile of course with bruises on her head where her helmet was and her elbow bone was crushed slightly.

Now you know why they say wear a helmet…..

]]> By: bigbudgood http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644868 bigbudgood Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644868 legalize marijuana legalize marijuana

]]> By: avraamov http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644709 avraamov Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:10:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644709 since most serious or fatal head injuries are caused by car accidents (at least in the u.k anyway), i personally feel that everybody in cars should be made to wear helmets as well. what's that i hear you cry?... since most serious or fatal head injuries are caused by car accidents (at least in the u.k anyway), i personally feel that everybody in cars should be made to wear helmets as well. what’s that i hear you cry?…

]]> By: Woogie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644666 Woogie Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:21:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644666 A helmet actually noted as SAVING A KID!!!! Seriously, this is great and all, but helmets being mandatory is idiotic. I went to a school with 1000 kids. About 250 of them biked to school. In five years not one was even HIT by a car. (This was the late 80's.) The one person hit and killed by a car was in my class, and was walking. Since I left that school, there has been one cycling related death. And a helmet wouldn't have helped there. She was riding on the sidewalk (illegal in England), and the load on the back of a lorry swung out and decapitated her. This story is honestly the first one I've EVER read that indicates the helmet actually saved someone. Now as I said, it's great that she's okay. But speaking as someone who used to ride motorbikes in a somewhat idiotic fashion, all I found was the helmet gave me a false sense of security. I wonder how many kids wearing helmets have been killed? A helmet actually noted as SAVING A KID!!!! Seriously, this is great and all, but helmets being mandatory is idiotic. I went to a school with 1000 kids. About 250 of them biked to school. In five years not one was even HIT by a car. (This was the late 80′s.) The one person hit and killed by a car was in my class, and was walking.

Since I left that school, there has been one cycling related death. And a helmet wouldn’t have helped there. She was riding on the sidewalk (illegal in England), and the load on the back of a lorry swung out and decapitated her.

This story is honestly the first one I’ve EVER read that indicates the helmet actually saved someone. Now as I said, it’s great that she’s okay. But speaking as someone who used to ride motorbikes in a somewhat idiotic fashion, all I found was the helmet gave me a false sense of security. I wonder how many kids wearing helmets have been killed?

]]> By: K!P http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644648 K!P Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:49:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644648 @"Some twits say that we shouldn’t wear helmets because they make drivers complacent. Drivers are supposedly more careful if bikers aren’t wearing helmets." This is true in the Netherlands, a well regarded university study showed that cars pas an avarage of 15 cm closer if the cyclist is wearing a helmet. Of course Dutch trafic is very used to bikes. @”Some twits say that we shouldn’t wear helmets because they make drivers complacent. Drivers are supposedly more careful if bikers aren’t wearing helmets.”

This is true in the Netherlands, a well regarded university study showed that cars pas an avarage of 15 cm closer if the cyclist is wearing a helmet. Of course Dutch trafic is very used to bikes.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644476 Thomas Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:05:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644476 EVERY bone? All 14 of them? That seems hard to believe... Do you still have a face? EVERY bone? All 14 of them? That seems hard to believe… Do you still have a face?

]]> By: Lola http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644450 Lola Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:31:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644450 The real story here is that a girl named Savannah survived. Just what the world needs, another kid named Savannah. Just when I thought "Kaitlin" was the most over used "unique" name ever. And to Anon.....getting ever bone in your face broken isn't really bad? The real story here is that a girl named Savannah survived. Just what the world needs, another kid named Savannah. Just when I thought “Kaitlin” was the most over used “unique” name ever.

And to Anon…..getting ever bone in your face broken isn’t really bad?

]]> By: S-r-ex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-644262 S-r-ex Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:51:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-644262 Got my bike tipped by some idiot trying to get his ball between my wheels when I was 7 or 8. Got a nasty concussion and a couple of extra weeks on my summer holiday, though those were spent in the couch, listening to "The Little Vampire" on cassette. I was wearing my helmet, but I can imagine the result if I hadn't. They do after all say that helmets can reduce the internal head damage by 90%... Got my bike tipped by some idiot trying to get his ball between my wheels when I was 7 or 8. Got a nasty concussion and a couple of extra weeks on my summer holiday, though those were spent in the couch, listening to “The Little Vampire” on cassette.

I was wearing my helmet, but I can imagine the result if I hadn’t. They do after all say that helmets can reduce the internal head damage by 90%…

]]> By: Shelby http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643691 Shelby Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:40:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643691 Lucky? I call her smart. We get lots of reminders about what happens when you don't wear a helmet but pointing out what happens when you DO wear one is a nice turnabout. Lucky? I call her smart.

We get lots of reminders about what happens when you don’t wear a helmet but pointing out what happens when you DO wear one is a nice turnabout.

]]> By: heather http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643667 heather Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:10:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643667 Wow, lucky girl. She should tour around cities giving lectures on helmet safety with physical proof that helmets do in fact prevent people from dying. I can imagine the opener 'When i was 11. a car ran over me while i was wearing a helmet. This...*points to helmet remains* could have been my head. Any questions?' Wow, lucky girl. She should tour around cities giving lectures on helmet safety with physical proof that helmets do in fact prevent people from dying.

I can imagine the opener
‘When i was 11. a car ran over me while i was wearing a helmet. This…*points to helmet remains* could have been my head. Any questions?’

]]> By: Oliver http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643665 Oliver Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643665 She was riding on the sidewalk (unsafe and illegal in her area) and then went into the road to avoid pedestrians, and clipped a wall with her handlebar. I'm glad the helmet protected her. But the accident was preventable. In fact, someone who rode more safely, but sans helmet, would have fared better than her. Helmets should be an add-on safety measure, not a replacement for safe practices. She was riding on the sidewalk (unsafe and illegal in her area) and then went into the road to avoid pedestrians, and clipped a wall with her handlebar.

I’m glad the helmet protected her.

But the accident was preventable.

In fact, someone who rode more safely, but sans helmet, would have fared better than her.

Helmets should be an add-on safety measure, not a replacement for safe practices.

]]> By: JC http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643362 JC Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:43:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643362 She was lucky. What about her arm and shoulder? She was lucky. What about her arm and shoulder?

]]> By: Peeves http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643324 Peeves Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:00:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643324 It IS a good reminder because of all the riders who love to blame drivers for every single bike accident while maintaining the right to not wear a helmet..pulling out random, dubious and non-related statistics about the psychology of drivers and how helmets rarely save people. If feel like it's the equivalent to 'if he/she were only wearing a seatbelt'. It IS a good reminder because of all the riders who love to blame drivers for every single bike accident while maintaining the right to not wear a helmet..pulling out random, dubious and non-related statistics about the psychology of drivers and how helmets rarely save people. If feel like it’s the equivalent to ‘if he/she were only wearing a seatbelt’.

]]> By: anon http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643282 anon Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:13:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643282 a couple years ago i fell over a large hill on a bike and crashed on the street. i broke every single bone in my face and damaged some organs. if i wasnt wearing a helmet...it would have been really bad. i know ya'll are dissing in this "bad" and boring story, but i think its a good reminder. a couple years ago i fell over a large hill on a bike and crashed on the street. i broke every single bone in my face and damaged some organs. if i wasnt wearing a helmet…it would have been really bad. i know ya’ll are dissing in this “bad” and boring story, but i think its a good reminder.

]]> By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643240 Neatoramawontsendmeapassword Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:22:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643240 Some twits say that we shouldn't wear helmets because they make drivers complacent. Drivers are supposedly more careful if bikers aren't wearing helmets. Of course, if you're on the road with drivers who don't give a damn or who are distracted by cell phones or screaming kids in the backseat, I'd much rather be wearing a helmet. It's the law here, anyway. Some twits say that we shouldn’t wear helmets because they make drivers complacent. Drivers are supposedly more careful if bikers aren’t wearing helmets.

Of course, if you’re on the road with drivers who don’t give a damn or who are distracted by cell phones or screaming kids in the backseat, I’d much rather be wearing a helmet. It’s the law here, anyway.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643193 ted Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:36:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643193 Good for her, but it is sort of a non-story. Now if she were a Siamese twin or a transgendered boy, or she owned a really cute cat, or if she shot the driver because he was stealing her stereo at the time, maybe I could get into it. Good for her, but it is sort of a non-story.

Now if she were a Siamese twin or a transgendered boy, or she owned a really cute cat, or if she shot the driver because he was stealing her stereo at the time, maybe I could get into it.

]]> By: PR AD http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643181 PR AD Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643181 This is so heartwarming. Nothing is more horrendous than suddenly losing a child or being told a child may be an invalid for the rest of her life. Just hope the driver of that car was not driving recklessly or that she was not riding recklessly. Imagine having to live with that on your conscious for the rest of your life This is so heartwarming.

Nothing is more horrendous than suddenly losing a child or being told a child may be an invalid for the rest of her life.

Just hope the driver of that car was not driving recklessly or that she was not riding recklessly.

Imagine having to live with that on your conscious for the rest of your life

]]> By: Thomas http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643075 Thomas Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:42:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643075 Yea... not that neat. I've got another story, kid would die if properly run over. Yea… not that neat. I’ve got another story, kid would die if properly run over.

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/wear-your-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-643067 SenorMysterioso Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:28:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=17169#comment-643067 Seems like a non story to me. Helmet does its job... ok, so what? Seems like a non story to me. Helmet does its job… ok, so what?

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