Doesn’t even have to be low speed. David Hookes took a fall in an altercation with a bouncer and hit his head, leading to his death. It was used as a warning to guys like me of how easily a ‘minor’ head injury can be deadly. Not to mention the horror stories I get from my mother, a nurse, of kids receiving life long head trauma because they were too cool to wear protection.
Times are changing though. These days there are loads of annoying kids on fatbikes. Often they go faster than allowed while these kids are even a danger to themselves and others while walking. There’s a step rise in accidents but due to the laws they can’t do much about it as they fall into the category of bike instead of scooter or moped. Now there’s a minimum age (14 I think?) for fatbikes but that barily works preventing accidents. Now with the rise of e-bikes the average cycling speed is also increased which is something everyone needs to adjust to. Drivers too, as cyclists are sooner at an intersection as they used to be. This also causes accidents. This is how I broke my collarbone because a driver thought he had enough time to cross the cycling path but this caused me to crash into him with 25km/h. Without helmets the chance of serious head injuries is greatly increased with speeds of 25km/h. And there are many fatbikes going 45km/h.
These are bikes only, very low speed interactions. The sort where if you do bump into someone, it’s just a foot on the ground at worst.
Landing on your head at low speeds is still very dangerous. A helmet is not a bad idea.
Doesn’t even have to be low speed. David Hookes took a fall in an altercation with a bouncer and hit his head, leading to his death. It was used as a warning to guys like me of how easily a ‘minor’ head injury can be deadly. Not to mention the horror stories I get from my mother, a nurse, of kids receiving life long head trauma because they were too cool to wear protection.
Wear a helmet.
Times are changing though. These days there are loads of annoying kids on fatbikes. Often they go faster than allowed while these kids are even a danger to themselves and others while walking. There’s a step rise in accidents but due to the laws they can’t do much about it as they fall into the category of bike instead of scooter or moped. Now there’s a minimum age (14 I think?) for fatbikes but that barily works preventing accidents. Now with the rise of e-bikes the average cycling speed is also increased which is something everyone needs to adjust to. Drivers too, as cyclists are sooner at an intersection as they used to be. This also causes accidents. This is how I broke my collarbone because a driver thought he had enough time to cross the cycling path but this caused me to crash into him with 25km/h. Without helmets the chance of serious head injuries is greatly increased with speeds of 25km/h. And there are many fatbikes going 45km/h.