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€399 can get you a really really really nice helmet, like carbon fiber. And I wouldn't need to worry whether my helmet actually works, and whether I forgot to
by ye 13y ago
€399 can get you a really really really nice helmet, like carbon fiber.
And I wouldn't need to worry whether my helmet actually works, and whether I forgot to charge it (their battery only lasts 18 hours).
And I wouldn't need to worry whether their patterns cover every single case when I get hit by a car or hit a curb at some weird angle.
- clarry 13y agoDo you know your helmet really works? Do you really know your helmet covers all these cases?
- ye 13y agoBecause helmets pass certifications. Because helmets are always "deployed". I know for a fact that even a shitty helmet is better than no helmet. Let alone a 400 euro helmet.
- bosie 13y agohow do you know that fact?
- saidajigumi 13y agoIf you think those statements lead you to the truth, then I strongly recommend reading this site: http://cyclehelmets.org/ http://cyclehelmets.org/ There's a ton of interesting stuff there, but the various analyses of data from Australia, New Zealand, and other countries' passage of compulsory helmet laws shows a very non-intuitive result. Contrary to "common sense", forcing riders to wear helmets does nothing to reduce head injury rates, controlling for other factors. However, due to the "safety in numbers" effect, Australian riders became much less safe. Ridership dropped dramatically with the introduction of the compulsory helmet laws, which had the effect of increasing per-cyclist injury rates considerably. Thus the well-intentioned legislation did exactly the opposite of its stated aim.
- sp332 13y agoTests run on behalf of the NHTSA show novelty helmets being useless in a crash. http://www.fairwarning.org/2013/04/booming-sales-of-novelty-helmets-boost-toll-of-motorcycle-deaths/ http://www.fairwarning.org/2013/04/booming-sales-of-novelty-...
- marquis 13y agoSadly I've known cyclists to die while wearing helmets. My concern would be in those countries such as Australia and New Zealand, spending an hour explaining that yes, this is a helmet please don't give me a ticket. However I'm sure you could combine it with some kind of slim-shell helmet if you were worried more about cracking your skull than dislocating your neck.
- ye 13y agoCyclists will die no matter what. No helmet will save you if you get hit hard enough. The difference with this airbag is, your airbag is not aware of anything that's flying towards your head, like a truck hitting you on the side. It only inflates after you hit something and start flying.
- guiomie 13y agoIts for urban cycling. I've never seen someone being hit as if he was one the highway in a city. Only car breaks, distance is too short, boom, backflip for the cyclist.
- ye 13y ago"I've never seen" is a bad metric. I've never seen a deadly car accident, but there are like 30 thousand car accident deaths per year in the US alone.