Feeling Naked

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Permalink Reply by Meghan on July 1, 2009 at 3:36am

I hated wearing my helmet and never did until a few weeks ago when I go hit for the first time by a car (made out lucky). Now, I can't even imagine not wearing a helmet. I made it a few blocks away one time and turned around to go back and get it. Helmet-hair be damned!

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Permalink Reply by Les on July 1, 2009 at 7:15am

Never go without mine, 2 skull fractures, don't know if i could live thru a third one.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Coleman on July 1, 2009 at 8:15am

I've made it out a few times without a helmet and rode pretty anxiously.
When I was a kid, I put my head into a metal gate, and that was the reason I did not ride for many years. When I took up riding again a few years ago, the first accident I got in involved me going over the handlebars and my helmet skidding along the wall that was next to the road (along Chicago just north of the Chicago/Evanston border).
I've had enough concussions and contusions to tempt anymore.... :)

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Permalink Reply by RodimusPrime on July 1, 2009 at 10:26am

A friend of mine was in Iraq, came back, went to school, tripped and hit his head juuuust right and is now in one of those wheelchairs with all of the weird instruments on it. he was in a coma for a year or so. Now while he wasn't biking, i mean, just take that into consideration. I can't imagine letting just one screw up/mishap/someone else's fault mess my life entirely just because i didn't wanna be a dork and not wear a helmet.

as for when i forget my helmet (which i do sometimes) i always turn back to get it. I also just leave it in a spot where I can't not pick it up on the way out.

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Permalink Reply by yellow jello on July 1, 2009 at 11:24am

helmet wearing - its my anti-drug.

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Permalink Reply by Rautenberg on July 5, 2009 at 7:50am

helmet?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Ellison on July 5, 2009 at 8:39pm

i wear a helmet because my employer makes me wear a helmet. i also always where a helmet if its wet out

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