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  • Helmet on your child always.
  • Bunnyhop
    Full Member

    This is probably preaching to the converted but I’ve just found out that my best friend’s nine year old was in a collision yesterday with a car while riding a bike. Unfortunately his bare head was used as a stopper.
    He’s now in hospital with a shattered wrist, which has had to be pinned. His head is cut open and there is talk of plastic surgery (not sure why yet).

    This happened on a campsite where the speed limit is 5mph and on fairly flat ground.

    My friend’s child was lent the bike by his friend and found out to his cost that the brakes didn’t work.
    My friends are not outdoor types and don’t take their children cycling, so wouldn’t think to check a bike over or see if anything was wrong before hand. So it seems that it is always best to wear a helmet even when cycling ‘just for a moment’.

    Crell
    Free Member

    Been there, with my son on the bonnet of someone’s car. Entirely my son’s fault, and thankfully the very alert driver ensured a low speed impact. Helmets for bikes and boards are mandatory in this house regardless of how long they’re riding for. Best wishes to your mate and a speedy recovery to his boy.

    yamyamblade
    Free Member

    same here with my 4, only kids on the estate that do though!!

    iainc
    Full Member

    when my now 8 yr old was 5, he was scooting down the cul de sac, which is quite steep on his Cnoc 16. Unbeknowns to either of us the front brake had popped out the noodle. His landing spot was the tailgate of a Golf parked in a drive. A few cuts, bruises, helmet wrecked, tailgate very dented – no real harm though.

    deffo mandatory in this house too

    wrightyson
    Free Member

    Oh yes!! Same here!!

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    yes as do i

    SurroundedByZulus
    Free Member

    Yip.

    carlosg
    Free Member

    +1 , He doesn’t get to throw a leg over his bike till it’s on.

    esselgruntfuttock
    Free Member

    Naa, helmets are rubbish, wouldn’t have done any good.

    please see other thread.

    Hope said nine yr old is ok, & hasn’t been put off! 😕

    freddyg
    Free Member

    Have always insisted my two wear their helmets on their bikes and trikes. After an incident two weeks ago, I now insist on helmets while on their scooters too. 5.5 year old boy, scooter, face and brick wall are not a good combo. Lots of tears, blood and swelling. Helmets compulsory now.

    cbike
    Free Member

    I think Coaster brakes should be on all kids bikes. I keep seeing kids bikes with massive brake levers they canny reach. Their wee hands just don’t have the power. This even includes specialist bikes for disabled kids!!

    IanMunro
    Free Member

    It’s a **** miracle how we managed as a species before bicycle helmets.

    TandemJeremy
    Free Member

    Broken wrist so he needs a helmet?

    Kevevs
    Free Member

    Should’ve taken the kid to the pub. Much safer.

    GW
    Free Member

    not always, No..

    but then mine aren’t dumb enough to ride where they’re likely to be hit by a car or ride someone elses shite bike.

    Gary_C
    Full Member

    Broken wrist so he needs a helmet?

    Selective reading????

    His head is cut open and there is talk of plastic surgery (not sure why yet).

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Reading between the lines, head cut open + plastic surgery would generally imply facial injuries.

    (don’t agree or disagree with TJ here btw, don’t have kids but I guess I’d sooner have a cycling kid with no helmet than a non-cycling kid with a bike in the garage and a helmet in a box. I refused to wear one when I was a kid, if my mum or dad tried to force me I just wouldn’t ride…)

    coffeeking
    Free Member

    Oh, he’s already here. Damn.

    Bunnyhop
    Full Member

    The child is still in hospital and parents hoping to come home tomorrow. He’s in a great deal of pain.

    Our 8 year old nephew is not allowed near his bike until he’s got his helmet on. He’s had a few otb moments with us, as he’s keen on mtbing.

    molgrips
    Free Member

    plastic surgery would generally imply facial injuries.

    Helmets protect faces somewhat, that’s why they stick out a bit.

    Shoes
    Trousers
    Shirt
    Helmet

    That’s how it goes. Just another item of clothing for biking in. It’s such a non-issue for me. I’d no sooner ride without a helmet than ride without trousers – I feel just as naked without one.

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