I did a really stupid thing

[Pedal Wench]

I've come close when I've started a ride with something else on my head - buff or beanie. I've gotten in the habit of doing a three-point check when I start out - helmet, glasses, gloves.

[pfunk12]

I've gotten in the habit of doing a three-point check when I start out - helmet, glasses, gloves. Two are inconvenient, one could be deadly.

You're absolutely right. I will be doing that checklist from now on. I put my balaclava on...put my glasses on over that...put all the lights on...said goodbye to my daughter and went out the door. Because the balaclava was snug on my head, I think I just assumed that I was wearing a helmet. I was so angry at myself when I realized what I had done. But you're right, lph...never again!

[OakLeaf]

helmet, glasses, gloves. Two are inconvenient, one could be deadly.

Getting something in your eye at speed could be more than "inconvenient"... I rank helmet only slightly above eye protection (if at all), since lack of eye protection can cause you to wreck, helmet and gloves only save you after you've wrecked.

But yeah, pfunk - good for you for riding, glad you made it okay and glad you have a helmet to borrow for tonight!

[Pedal Wench]

Getting something in your eye at speed could be more than "inconvenient"... I rank helmet only slightly above eye protection (if at all), since lack of eye protection can cause you to wreck, helmet and gloves only save you after you've wrecked.

But yeah, pfunk - good for you for riding, glad you made it okay and glad you have a helmet to borrow for tonight!

I'll actually go back and edit that. You're right, and I should know it. I got something in my eye on a ride, scratched my cornea, and still had to get back to my car, 39 miles away. It was one of the worst and scariest rides I've ever done. (To say nothing of the 2-mile drive to the ER with one eye swollen shut and the other tearing so badly it wasn't staying open either!)

[ClockworkOrange]

Well, pfunk, utmost respect to you for riding at all.

Just pleased you did not come off your bike.

But wasn't your head cold, or did you have a hat on?

I wish I had the nerve to ride in conditions like you, nah, I'm not going to tell you off, I'm the opposite, when it is nice and hot, occasionally I have forgotten to put on my helmet.

Clock

[pfunk12]

Well, pfunk, utmost respect to you for riding at all.

Just pleased you did not come off your bike.

But wasn't your head cold, or did you have a hat on?

I wish I had the nerve to ride in conditions like you, nah, I'm not going to tell you off, I'm the opposite, when it is nice and hot, occasionally I have forgotten to put on my helmet.

Clock

Thanks for your support ! I was wearing a balaclava and I think because I hadn't worn it in about 2 weeks, it felt warm and snug.

[TsPoet]

I once road to work, the entire way thinking that I needed to buckle my seat belt. I was laughing at myself for my odd fascination with a seat belt on a bike - the whole way, I couldn't get the seat belt thought out of my head.
When I went to take off my helmet - no helmet.
I'm thinking my subconscious mind was trying to tell me something, but I wasn't hearing it correctly.

[ClockworkOrange]

I once road to work, the entire way thinking that I needed to buckle my seat belt. I was laughing at myself for my odd fascination with a seat belt on a bike - the whole way, I couldn't get the seat belt thought out of my head.
When I went to take off my helmet - no helmet.
I'm thinking my subconscious mind was trying to tell me something, but I wasn't hearing it correctly.

Ummm, sorry for going slightly off topic but have you ever been driving your car along the same road you frequently cycle and have tried to go through a gap 3' wide specifically for bikes...........then just at the last moment thought OMG!

Clock

[OakLeaf]

I haven't been riding the moto a whole lot lately....

but when I do, I always have a "moment" when I'm getting suited up for the bici. Riding pants/shorts, check. Jersey/jacket, check. Purpose-built shoes/boots, check. Gloves, check. Helmet, check.

.... Where's my earplugs?????