meanandugly
May 3, 2009, 12:32 PM
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With the possibility of all this being true, my own experience with helmets has been very positive and when not wearing them has turned out, on some occations, negative.
I wear a helmet for many activities such as cycling, climbing (rock and ice), whitewater, firefighting, urban exploration, etc. There have been times when it was conducive to the activity to remove the helmet, but for the most part I felt it more prudent to keep it in place.
I have suffered a number of head and neck injuries, both while wearing and not wearing a helmet. I have found that head injuries were less in severity while wearing the helemt. As for neck injuries, my most severe was while not wearing a helmet (dislocation between C2 and C3). Other neck injuries have appeared to be equal whether wearing or not.
In my opinion the possible forces placed on the neck because of wearing a helmet are far outweighed by the possibility of brain injuries. These neck injuries due to additional rotional forces because of the helmet are very rare at best. With that being said, choose wisely and be prepared to live (or not) with your choices.
Take care
ps. Awesome post with great info.
(This post was edited by meanandugly on May 3, 2009, 12:41 PM)
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