No, wearing a helmet is a way to avoid paranoia. Anything that makes you feel safer, actually increases your real world risks. Any competent survival instructor will tell you the safest thing to do in a real survival situation is to be alone, unarmed, and naked.
Adam Maas wrote: > frank theriault wrote: >> On 11/1/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely to >>> help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are out to get >>> you, don't let them. >> >> Absolutely wrong on both counts, IMHO. >> >> If a car hits you doing 50kmh, the direct hit will likely be on the >> lower body. The head will then either whip down hit the hood or >> bodywork, or hit the pavement after flying over the car. In either >> case, a helmet will likely be of great assistance. >> >> As for paranoia, why is that mutually exclusive with wearing a helmet? >> Can't one be paranoid ~and~ wear a helmet? Surely that's the best of >> both worlds? >> >> I, for one, have much paranoia to go around... <g> >> >> cheers, >> frank > > Wearing a helmet IS paranoia. > > -Adam > Who wears a helmet. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
