Bikes and Helmets
By @mayka123
@mayka123 (16583)
India
May 5, 2023 12:00pm CST
Helmets are good for our safety. I always advise everyone to wear a helmet while on the bike. It protects us when we get into an accident. But personally, I hate using a helmet. For this reason, I don't sit on a bike at all. The last I was on a bike was when I was a kid.
In our country it is compulsory to wear a helmet when on the road on a bike. If we don't wear one we have to pay a hefty fine. What about rules in your place. Do you wear a helmet when you sit on a bike?
Picture is my own
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
5 May
I dont ride a bike too dangerous around here. So I guess if I did I might wear a helmet I am not sure.
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
6 May
@mayka123 Yes they surely are..my son got very injured on a bicycle..it is a serious life long injurey to him..he never recovered.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
5 May
It is compulsory here to wear a helmet whilst driving a motorbike
And so it should be.
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@mayka123 (16583)
• India
7 May
@JimBo452020 I think because there are less police force in remote areas hence rules are never followed there.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 May
@mayka123
It is the same here.
Remote areas, less likely to obey the law
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@maclanis (2357)
• Belgium
5 May
I ride my bike every day, but I don't wear a helmet. Sometimes I do think about it, but to be honest, not that many people riding regular bikes (not electric) wear helmets. It's not compulsory. It just seems annoying to have to carry the helmet everywhere when I go places.
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@mayka123 (16583)
• India
6 May
@allknowing It is scary when the traffic passes very close to us. That was what scared me too.
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@allknowing (130076)
• India
6 May
@mayka123 I did it only once and when I saw traffic almost touching me I vouched never to take those rides again
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@Deepizzaguy (94815)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 May
Even though I do not ride a bike, it is a state law in Louisiana that helmets are to be worn at all times while riding a bike.
There is a bicycle store in Metairie which is a suburb of New Orleans that reads "Better than brain surgery. Wear a helmet."
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@mayka123 (16583)
• India
9 May
@Deepizzaguy We see these kind of guys all around.
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@Deepizzaguy (94815)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 May
@mayka123 I have seen that myself in my neighborhood riding bikes and motorcycles without helmets.
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@AmbiePam (85660)
• United States
5 May
Growing up, not many of use wore helmets when we rode our bikes, but it was also not as "pushed" back then. Society is much more health conscious now. My sister makes all of her children wear helmets when they ride their bikes. I noticed it IS still difficult to get adults to wear them, especially the male gender. I would hope if I still rode a bike I would wear one too.
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