Stupid
Other than good judgment, a helmet is a cyclists one guard against harm while on the road. We don't have seat belts, roll cages, air bags, or any of the many other safety features that normally protect us on the road.
Whenever I see a rider doing something dumb, like riding against traffic, I can usually give them somewhat of a break and assume they're just ignorant of the fact that traffic laws apply to them. Maybe they just don't know it's against the law to ride in the WRONG direction.
When I see a rider without a helmet, I find it a bit more difficult to give them a pass. I mean, even football players know to protect their gray matter. But.... on occasion, I can dig deep enough and give even the helmetless a break. Maybe by some chance their situation in life won't allow them the luxury of a helmet.
But, yesterday, I saw the most stupid thing I think I've ever seen when it comes to cycling. I actually saw a guy riding down the road, in heavy traffic, not wearing a helmet, with the helmet hanging from his handlebars.
STU.....PID
I freakin laughed out loud.
I'm off to run before the heat kicks up.
Happy Friday!
TJ
Whenever I see a rider doing something dumb, like riding against traffic, I can usually give them somewhat of a break and assume they're just ignorant of the fact that traffic laws apply to them. Maybe they just don't know it's against the law to ride in the WRONG direction.
When I see a rider without a helmet, I find it a bit more difficult to give them a pass. I mean, even football players know to protect their gray matter. But.... on occasion, I can dig deep enough and give even the helmetless a break. Maybe by some chance their situation in life won't allow them the luxury of a helmet.
But, yesterday, I saw the most stupid thing I think I've ever seen when it comes to cycling. I actually saw a guy riding down the road, in heavy traffic, not wearing a helmet, with the helmet hanging from his handlebars.
STU.....PID
I freakin laughed out loud.
I'm off to run before the heat kicks up.
Happy Friday!
TJ
posted by TJ at 5:36 AM
14 Comments:
Darwin takes care of those kinds of peeps! Hope you enjoyed your run :-)
Wish Darwin would take care of them, unfortunately its those idiots that seem to get away with it and continue to reproduce.
And that was me back in 92 when I was a bike messenger in SF. They made us wear helmets out of the shop and as soon as I was gone, I'd take it off and hang it from my bars.
Nowadays, to be perfectly honest, I don't always wear one. I ride in traffic and on trails. So call me stupid. I do wear one sometimes, in traffic, but not 100% all the time.
I'd probably not be posting this comment right now had I not been wearing a helmet after my last bike crash (cracked it pretty bad). And there wasn't even any traffic around!
I hear ya Shirley. It only takes one time for a helmet to be worth the trouble.
A local guy took a spill a few weeks back and cracked his helmet in the process. He didn't know he'd hit his head until he discovered the crack later.
yes.
that's why i am thankful for the concept of natural selection.
keeps me sane.
I think it's hilarious when I see people (usually teenage boys) wearing a helmet that isn't buckled. I really do not get that. Do they think it looks cool? Could they really not shave just that smidge of "coolness" off of their overall appearance in order to, you know, survive a crash? I do not get it.
This is a good one....Two weekends ago, I was busting my you know what into a headwind riding my bike. I heard this noise behind me which sounded like a 4-wheeler coming up. This is county farm country I'm riding on so this sounded plausible. Low and behold this guy went cruising by me at probably 25 mph on an old 10-speed road bike which had an engine strapped behind the back seat powering the set-up. What's more he was pulling a kid in an old jogging stroller. Both of course with NO HELMETS!
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
That is one of the funniest things I've ever heard RG.
Thanks for sharing!
Yeah unfortunately you cant fix stupid
People are dumb. I feel the same as you...
Did he have on headphones too?
That's always... interesting to see.
I saw that exact same thing on Silver Comet Trail the other day. The girl had taken the time to bring her helmet with her and dangle it from the handlebars.
I just shook my head.
I haven't heard anyone explain this as well as the all-wise Cliff Clavin, on the sitcom Cheers.
One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm...
"Well ya see Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
"In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the lowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer elimates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."
This guy is just one of the slower Buffalos
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