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If you fall on asphalt without a helmet, you can very easily get seriously injured
by sva_ 4y ago
If you fall on asphalt without a helmet, you can very easily get seriously injured
- _Wintermute 4y agoAnd this is why you always wear a helmet when walking or going for a jog?
- nkingsy 4y agoIt’s very hard to fall on your head at 10 mph or greater when jogging
- somewhereoutth 4y agoWhen did anyone fall off a walk or a jog?
- MafellUser 4y agoWhen was the last time you've been outside?
- edmcnulty101 4y agoHow often do people fall off of bicycles?
- Jensson 4y agoEvery single winter lots of people fall when walking or jogging.
- yellowapple 4y agoUnless you're Usain Bolt, you probably ain't jogging or walking at bicycle speeds.
- edmcnulty101 4y agoAt bicycle speeds?
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 4y ago15-35 kmph for recreational usage. It's sprinting speeds for people who walk.
- II2II 4y agoMany walkers and joggers wear a lit up harness (or even bicycle lights) to improve their visibility while walking after dark in my area. So yes, some wear safety gear.
- sva_ 4y agoIf you cycle a lot, you're almost guaranteed to crash at some point. Falling from walking or jogging is extremely unlikely. You also have much better chance of blocking the fall with your arms, as they're not on a handlebar, but rather already balancing your body.
- harvey9 4y agoI used to be an EMT. There was one week when I went to two different calls that illustrated this perfectly. Both riders middle aged, both at low speed. One wearing a helmet hit a pothole and had minor facial injuries despite going over the handlebars. The other no helmet and out of practice fell sideways and the first thing to hit the kerb was her head. She's permanently disabled and living in a care facility.
- edmcnulty101 4y agoAnecdotal fear inducing internet story. Statistically 'in real life' extremely rare for this to happen.
- harvey9 4y agoYeah. But the family of the rider probably wishes she wasn't a statistic.
- edmcnulty101 4y agoYou can become a statistic just by walking outside.
- anonymousab 4y ago> Statistically 'in real life' extremely rare for this to happen. Just like most forms of harm; most of the time that you take some form of insurance against a negative event, it's not necessarily because of the likelihood of that event, but the sheer totality of the harm that will occur if that extremely rare event comes to pass.