Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Wear The Damn Thing...

I think I've heard about every excuse not to wear a bike helmet over the years, with some actually coming from my own mouth. Yes, I used to be in the "too cool for school" mindset, ducking in and out of city traffic wearing only my Red Sox cap or an old US Postal Cycling cap.

But if the story below doesn't get you to start wearing a helmet, maybe nothing will.

Wisconsin Cyclist OK After Truck Runs Over Head
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A delivery truck ran over a cyclist's head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet. Ryan Lipscomb, 26, was shaken up, especially after he saw the condition of his helmet.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he said. "It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."

Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was riding swiftly down a bike path in Madison Friday afternoon. As he approached an intersection where he said he had a green light, he noticed the truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.

The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.

For the full story click HERE.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Wear The Damn Thing...

I think I've heard about every excuse not to wear a bike helmet over the years, with some actually coming from my own mouth. Yes, I used to be in the "too cool for school" mindset, ducking in and out of city traffic wearing only my Red Sox cap or an old US Postal Cycling cap.

But if the story below doesn't get you to start wearing a helmet, maybe nothing will.

Wisconsin Cyclist OK After Truck Runs Over Head
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A delivery truck ran over a cyclist's head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet. Ryan Lipscomb, 26, was shaken up, especially after he saw the condition of his helmet.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he said. "It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."

Lipscomb, a graduate student in medical physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was riding swiftly down a bike path in Madison Friday afternoon. As he approached an intersection where he said he had a green light, he noticed the truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.

The truck wasn't going to stop, Lipscomb said, so he slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.

For the full story click HERE.

No comments: