Mon 7 Apr 2008

Last week I noticed some photos here that showed a rider with no helmet and I commented about it. I also notice as I ride trails, roads, and paths that there are a lot of riders without helmets. It’s just plain stupid. Put the damn thing on your head. A helmet has saved my life on more than one occasion. On a ride this weekend, my wife was riding a portion of trail that she has rode a hundred times or more and never thought twice about doing, and had a horrible crash. She just lost control and went over the bars. Her head slammed into a rock and destroyed her helmet. The helmet saved her life. Had she not been wearing it she would be dead. She did end up with a concussion, and many stitches inside and outside her upper lip. She will be ok, but the helmet is toast as the above picture illustrates. It took less then a second for her to be in another world and change the ride we all thought was going to quick and uneventful. Please, wear your helmet, or die…………………….
April 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Tough break, KB told me all about it yesterday. I’m glad she’s gonna be alright…
April 7th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
By the way, we offered said rider a helmet to borrow and he chose not to wear one. You can only do so much.
April 7th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Ain’t it the truth. I wasn’t referring to anything you had done. I was just noticing it everywhere. PEACE>>>>>>>