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Please, wear a helmet. The costs of not wearing a helmet can be severe and far outweigh the minor inconvenience of wearing a helmet. I'm a severe traumatic bra
by skierscott 12y ago
Please, wear a helmet. The costs of not wearing a helmet can be severe and far outweigh the minor inconvenience of wearing a helmet.
I'm a severe traumatic brain injury survivor. I was wearing a helmet (skiing crash) but lived with the effects for two years. It was incredibly frustrating -- I was surrounded by loving friends and family that cared enough to give me some painful feedback.
I'm still skiing and researched helmets in depth before returning. There's some interesting technology called MIPS[1]. The protect against moving impacts, a large improvement. Current helmets are just dropped straight down and these helmets are tested while spinning/moving/etc. That's how crashes happen -- while you're moving, whether it be on skis or on a bike.
It's a little more expensive, but it's your brain. Please protect that.
[1]:http://www.mipshelmet.com http://www.mipshelmet.com
- hereonbusiness 12y agoHelmets that use MIPS may not be much better in a crash than normal helmets. http://www.bhsi.org/mips.htm http://www.bhsi.org/mips.htm