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Originally posted by Sunnyside_up!
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@ Sheelpriye - Good for you buddy!! Two thumbs up! 
@ the Critics -
I've been riding for 25 years - well over 250,000 kms on three different bikes. I've also had my share of spills and landed in the hospital on three separate occasions; luckily the worst injury till date was stitches above my right eye when I got mowed down by an autorickshaw 100 mtrs from my house - wasn't wearing my helmet, cause I just popped out to the nearby grocery store!
The doctor who stitched me up commented that I was "Lucky" - while I kept thinking of that full-face helmet which I had at home which would have saved me injury in the first place.
I was just 20+ then but have never again ventured out on a bike, however short the journey without a lid.
Subsequently had two other major accidents where my helmet resolve saved me. Once hit broadside by a bus and both me and my pillion were thrown off - I had my full face on and though badly bruised, got up immediately. Unfortunately my friend wasn't wearing his - he was holding it in his hand since he was uncomfortable with the heat!! Luckily he too survived but woke up only after three days in coma and scaring the crap out of his family.
On another occasion, I skidded on an oil slick and the bike slipped out from under me, while my head played a deafening tune along the steel railing of a traffic island - my head bounced and banged many times against the decorative vertical steel rods meant to mark the edge of the road - like running your fingers along the keys of a piano. My helmet was so badly crushed around my head that it took the help of passers-by who struggled to get it off me. If not for the helmet, I would not be here today - for sure.
As far as I'm concerned anyone who thinks that you're being paranoid by being responsible for your own safety is plain stupid. Period. The city morgues are filled with the bodies of 'stylish' and 'macho' riders, while the 'paranoid' ones get to go home and kiss their wives and girlfriends.
A full-face helmet apart from protecting your face will also protect your eyes from dirt and dust kicked up from the road, not to mention keep most of the grime from the street off your face. I've noticed many young women wearing full-face helmets while riding their 50cc Scooty's for precisely this reason. Maybe some of us macho men can take a lesson from the girls!
As for the heat - stop whining !! WE LIVE IN A HOT COUNTRY - GET USED TO IT!
...........Or buy a car with air-conditioning!
@ the Critics -
I've been riding for 25 years - well over 250,000 kms on three different bikes. I've also had my share of spills and landed in the hospital on three separate occasions; luckily the worst injury till date was stitches above my right eye when I got mowed down by an autorickshaw 100 mtrs from my house - wasn't wearing my helmet, cause I just popped out to the nearby grocery store!
The doctor who stitched me up commented that I was "Lucky" - while I kept thinking of that full-face helmet which I had at home which would have saved me injury in the first place.
I was just 20+ then but have never again ventured out on a bike, however short the journey without a lid.
Subsequently had two other major accidents where my helmet resolve saved me. Once hit broadside by a bus and both me and my pillion were thrown off - I had my full face on and though badly bruised, got up immediately. Unfortunately my friend wasn't wearing his - he was holding it in his hand since he was uncomfortable with the heat!! Luckily he too survived but woke up only after three days in coma and scaring the crap out of his family.
On another occasion, I skidded on an oil slick and the bike slipped out from under me, while my head played a deafening tune along the steel railing of a traffic island - my head bounced and banged many times against the decorative vertical steel rods meant to mark the edge of the road - like running your fingers along the keys of a piano. My helmet was so badly crushed around my head that it took the help of passers-by who struggled to get it off me. If not for the helmet, I would not be here today - for sure.
As far as I'm concerned anyone who thinks that you're being paranoid by being responsible for your own safety is plain stupid. Period. The city morgues are filled with the bodies of 'stylish' and 'macho' riders, while the 'paranoid' ones get to go home and kiss their wives and girlfriends.
A full-face helmet apart from protecting your face will also protect your eyes from dirt and dust kicked up from the road, not to mention keep most of the grime from the street off your face. I've noticed many young women wearing full-face helmets while riding their 50cc Scooty's for precisely this reason. Maybe some of us macho men can take a lesson from the girls!
As for the heat - stop whining !! WE LIVE IN A HOT COUNTRY - GET USED TO IT!
...........Or buy a car with air-conditioning!
cheers...happy and safe riding !
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