Ian Wickham wrote:Jenno wrote:And this is the reason I'll be helmetted up for the first time in Livigno the week after next, not wanting to raise the helmet issue again but the reason for wearing it is not that I intend to ski beyond my ability in terms of speed or run difficulty (though will of course slightly challenge myself within reason for improvement purposes) but it's to avoid someone like that careering into me! :evil:
Same reason I'm loathe to ride a motorbike, would quite happily trust myself to ride safely but it's the other road users you can't account for!
Opinionated Jenno over and out.
Jenno, there is nothing wrong in being opinionated but to think a helmet will protect you against a crash like we have seen above is living in cloud cuckoo land the you tube incident would have caused injuries to leg, back, ribs and maybe neck, I have mentioned before maybe full body armour is the way forward :wink:
Wickers I couldn't agree more that a helmet may not protect all extremeties however protecting Poirot's favoured little grey cells over all else could certainly prevent flatlining. The You Tube incident could well have resulted in various broken bones but should their two heads have collided then who knows what shape they may have been in. I have no preaching message for or against helmets but if I can protect my noggin first and foremost at least should something happen one thing I can cut the odds on is being in cloud land, cuckoos or not!