Quote: I go to my friends motorcross races alot over the last few years he races and his kid does also.. these guys go down alot at well over 35mph+ most of the time and yes ther helmet save them ..ask any one of them if they would not race in anything but a full face helmet... they would look at you and go..."that just stupid"
They don't hit a fixed unmovable object at 35 and walk away. They fall off or skid off onto dirt or hay. The impact is reduced as they skid, brake, roll or whatever else is happening. Even the ultra fast Moto GP racers are going in one direction and as they fall they generally slide taking off speed every fraction of a second.
Restraint is weight x Speed. A 200lb person at 40 needs 8000lbs. of restraint to keep him in one place. A 20 pound baby in a sudden collision weighs 800 pounds on impact at 40MPH. Thus belted passengers holding children can never hold onto them at impact.
40MPH is about how fast you get going if you fall off a 4 story building.
Anyhow when you broadside a car at 35 or 40MPH it is a big, bad, horrific accident if you are not ejected over the car.
Imagine jumping off a 4 story building onto your Snell full faced helmet. Your neck and the rest of you really won't like it.
In any event, Dwight, helmets can certainly save lives. Yes the press should ask the medical examiner.
1- Primary cause of death 2- If head would other injury have killed him anyway?
Only then does it matter or make sense for social commentary about helmets or the lack of them.
Dwight, when you run 80 or so down the mountain and hit the wall, do you think your helmet is gonna save you? just kidding.
My personal limit is 48MPH but I know you go fast.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
