On Jan 12, 2008, at 17:21, Scott Loveless wrote: > graywolf wrote: >> I do not understand about helmets. >> > > I don't either. I'm not particularly fond of them myself, though I do > wear one more often than not these days. It's hard to tell the kiddos > to put one on if Dad isn't wearing his. I don't wear one when it's > really hot, because even with the ventilation I find them > uncomfortable. > I also don't wear one when it's really cold, as the stuff I wear on > my > head won't fit under the damn thing. > > I do wear one at night, when it's raining, or when visibility is > impaired - mine has some reflective striping on it. Being seen is > always good. I do think their effectiveness is debatable, but I don't > see how it would be bad to have one on if I fell off my bike. >
... because you will never crash when it's light out, dry out, or when visibility is good? People ask me about my full-on Aerostich riding suit when I get off of the motorcycle in 95-degree weather here in Minnesota. "Aren't you hot in that?". My response: "I'd rather sweat than bleed" When you choose the "here and there" approach to wearing safety gear, you are just increasing the odds that you will not be wearing it when you need it. Your choice - you're all adults. I'm just sayin'... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
