Yikes! Who needs a helmet?

[SouthernBelle]

I just want to know what happened after the pic.

[spokewench]

For some reason, I can't see the picture! But, to steal this thread a little. I just went to Germany for two weeks, had a great time and saw a lot. They are so into mass transportation, the buses, the trains, the bike parking,
everything is first class.

What I did notice was that people use their bikes to commute, get their groceries, get around, etc., etc., all when wearing their normal clothes, i.e. ladies in heels, skirts, suits and men in suits, ties, etc. When it rains, they just throw a big poncho over; BUT almost none of them wear helmets!

I was really surprised by the lack of helmets.

[anaphase]

When I was a kid, we would make ramps out of sheets of plywood and paint cans, or 5-gallon buckets filled with rocks and sand. No helmets. It's amazing that no one died or was paralyzed. Plenty of road rash, though. Heh.

Stupid kids. And while I'm at it, "get out of my yard!"

[Xrayted]

That pic brings back memories of my 2nd of 4 brothers. If it wasn't such a hard landing, it would have been really quite graceful. Only they used to use plywood, 2x4's and 55 gallon drums. By the time I was 7, I could clear a 3ft ramp. Of course, then there were the times we would wheelie on the seawall to see who would fall in first. Yes, I wear a helmet now and am a very careful rider, but I do wonder if it's a little late after the fact in relation to how much more brain damage I could sustain with so few cells left. (My Mom was well known and rightfully pitied by all at the local ER.)

As baggy as that one guys pants are, you'd think he'd just step right out there and catch that guy in his drawers or something.

Thanks for posting the pic. I gotta go send that one to my bro and pick on him. "hey, ya remember when ya #$%&$ and then you @*%$^%#$ and they had to sew your #$#@@ back on? Good times, huh?"

[Python]

Kids don't think of danger. I didn't either as a kid.

We didn't have helmets as kids. I wear a helmet now for two reasons - falling off a bike and whacking your head hurts - and - helmets help to keep your hair off your face, especially if worn with a buff

Seriously though, I also wonder what happened to that kid when he landed. Ouch! I would think.