As Friday was international cycling accident day i thought id start up a bit of discussion.Big Phil stacked over a polo and i had a chain incident and stuffed it headfirst down the Essex road, getting under the wheels of, and taking down the guy i was overtaking.Now apart from bruises and road rash and a bit of an infected cut im alright. My helmet is fucked! bashed up on the lefthand side and scraped right across the crown. I am sure that without it i would be dead or seriously injured or scalped as until i stopped i was largely upside down.I know there are loads of bikers on here but that they are mountainbikers or roadies who are pretty good at wearing a lid but i see loads of commuters and hundreds of fancypants fixie riders manchester and London without helmets.Im not going to preach but want peoples opinions - do you think it should be law?PS - the guys wife who asked if i was going to apologise while i was still counting limbs, digits etc can sod off the dizzy bitch. As if i did it on purpose.
I wouldn't head out of my bike without one, no matter how safe you are there's always a few lot of drivers who are numptys and even if they're in the wrong there's no prizes for guessing who's going to come off worse.
there's just no good reason not to.
thankfully my classicly handsome good looks have been preserved for broads around the world.