Toronto's mean streets

lifestyle | 206721 hits | May 23 6:20 am | Posted by: kitty

As more cyclists share our crowded streets, collisions become inevitable. And when two wheels meet four, simple physics favours the car – often with life-changing consequences for the cyclist

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by romanP
Sun May 24, 2009 11:40 pm
He has no memory of the collision that sent him airborne, depositing him unconscious in the middle of the road, his bike helmet a bloody, broken eggshell, his limbs disconnected from his brain by spinal fractures.

This is why I don't even bother with a helmet. I might as well wear full body armor if I'm going to worry about bike accidents.
by QBall
Mon May 25, 2009 8:39 pm
"romanP" said
He has no memory of the collision that sent him airborne, depositing him unconscious in the middle of the road, his bike helmet a bloody, broken eggshell, his limbs disconnected from his brain by spinal fractures.

This is why I don't even bother with a helmet. I might as well wear full body armor if I'm going to worry about bike accidents.

So you're telling me in the event of an accident you're relying on the air to protect your head from an impact with the ground? You do realize bike helmet are designed to shatter on impact? If the guy in the article wasn't wearing his helmet he wouldn't be alive, or be mentally capable, to retell his story. A bike helmet won't protect your spine, but without your brain intact it's game over.
by Choban
Tue May 26, 2009 2:42 pm
Don't hear about things like this much in Calgary.
I do notice ALOT of cyclists expect to share the road but don't obey traffic laws themselves. I'm all for cyclists on the roads, but use signals, stay in your lane and don't run lights. I't dangerous and a piss off.

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