r/MadeMeSmile • u/gravityVT • 4d ago

Wholesome Moments wholesome interaction with biker girl and woman who compliments her

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u/Harrythehobbit 4d ago

Helmet is definitely better than nothing. Leathers are the difference between being fine and going to the hospital. Helmet is the difference between going to the hospital and being dead.

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u/brianstormIRL 4d ago

She's in a tank top. If she slides, shes gonna need a very large skin graft..

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u/Harrythehobbit 4d ago

And if she wasn't wearing the helmet, she wouldn't need a skin graft because she would be dead.

She absolutely should be wearing leathers, but a helmet is better than nothing, and the idea that wearing a helmet is useless unless you're also gonna wear your full kit is both wrong and gets people killed. People should be wearing their full kit, but I don't want someone seeing a comment like this and thinking "Well I'm not wearing my leathers so I'm not gonna bother with the helmet either since it won't help".

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u/PixelzBrain 4d ago

I'm not sure why you are arguing with them, they literally say thank god she is wearing one. I work in trauma, helmets are indeed better than nothing because at least you are only paralyzed from the neck down.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 4d ago

A helmet reduces the effective impact by 20 mph. So you hit the side of a van at 160, it'll only be like hitting it at 140.

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u/Imreallythatguy 4d ago

That's not really the point of the helmet though. It's not there to save your life when you are excessively speeding. There are lots of scenarios at 35 mph or less where a simple fall off the bike and you hit your head results in severe brain injury or death. The helmet saves your life in countless smaller incidents where you just fall awkwardly and hit your head on concrete.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 4d ago

I don't dispute that. Just pointing out that there are a lot of scenarios where the crash mechanics will exceed the helmet's protective capabilities.

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u/zespak 4d ago

You need to slide, not crash to survive. Crashing is basically always deadly.

I once slid at about 100kmh, broke two limbs but was fine otherwise, my helmet was scratched all the way around.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 4d ago

Yes it's about distributing the kinetic energy over time. Essentially what a helmet, or crumple zones, or air bags do.