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ccsar

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21. Over the years

Reply to alarimer (Reply #18)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:17 PM

Nov 2013

I've had some friends who were saved from more serious injuries by the helmet, but 2 died when the helmet snapped their necks. In both cases the doctors said they likely would have survived without too many injuries had they not been wearing them. Myself, I've been down several times at speeds up to about 50 MPH and never once has my head hit the ground. All that said if I knew for a fact I was gonna go down on a ride I'd rather be wearing one, but I want to be able to make the choice myself. Same with seat belts. One did save my life as a passenger in a rollover accident when we went into a ravine and although on that particular road I would have been wearing it anyway I don't like being told that I must.

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