10-05-2016, 11:42 AM
For almost as long as I can remember it has been mandatory to wear a helmet in Australia. I say almost because a very dear friend of my parents, who always wore a helmet, even before they were mandatory, once swapped bikes with a mate and insisted his mate wear his helmet. He came off his mate's bike without a helmet and was killed. I remember that.
We've all just read CB4ME's account of his accident and how his helmet has saved him from head injury.
To compound matters, the son of a friend of mine came off his bike over the weekend and has spinal damage, the severity of which is not yet apparent. His helmet is trashed, but he has no head injury. He was wearing a Cordura jacket, gloves, boots and kevlar jeans and lost no skin.
I've always worn a helmet and will continue to do so. It will likely always be a full-face variant.
We've all just read CB4ME's account of his accident and how his helmet has saved him from head injury.
To compound matters, the son of a friend of mine came off his bike over the weekend and has spinal damage, the severity of which is not yet apparent. His helmet is trashed, but he has no head injury. He was wearing a Cordura jacket, gloves, boots and kevlar jeans and lost no skin.
I've always worn a helmet and will continue to do so. It will likely always be a full-face variant.