J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

verbier_ski_bum wrote:In France, if I am not mistaken, health care is free and provided by the state, which means they should make wearing helmets a law.

Hang on verbier .....
Following that argument then skiing must be banned irespective of helmet wearing as it is dangerous and more people are injured in ways that a helmet would not protect from than are saved by helmet wearing.
Also, don't forget to ban driving, cycling, alcohol, obesity etc. etc. etc.

GummyBear wrote:Typical ! Came back from Chamonix 3 day ago !!

Please post your holiday schedule ......
So I can go just after you're back.
:mrgreen:

I don't wear a helmet, only worn one a few times whilst racing years ago. But I find this thread very interesting. Sometime someone is going to decide that helmet wearing for adults is compulary, which should be interesting.
Had a bit of a look around and found this "So, whilst helmets may help reduce the incidence of more minor head injuries and lacerations they are less able to protect the foolhardy skier who pushes his or her limits and who (inadvertently) ends up wrapping themselves around a tree. To give a stark example, biomechanics have demonstrated that in order to protect the head against a direct impact blow at 30 mph, with currently available materials, a helmet would need to be at least 18cm thick, 50cm wide and weigh 5kg+. Hhhmm….stylish. Radar data collected from ski areas suggests most intermediate skiers regularly travel at between 24-38 mph."
On http://www.ski-injury.com/prevention/helmet
My view .....
If wearing a helmet seems right to you, great, wear one. If you are like me and don't like them ski sensibly .....

Mind you if I were skiing stuff that I did 20/25 years ago then I
can see that I would wear one some of the time.
:-)

too polite (and scared) to say the embarrased lidder ........
Oops - said it now !!

see save the bobble thread

Relief - close call that one Nelly.
:thumbup:

No comment !

bald-eagleman wrote:Lets put bobbles on helmets!!!!!!

Saw a number of "interesting" covers for lids this winter.
Everything from bunny ears to colourful "skins" - obviously the trendy "lidder" has to camouflage their lid.