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motorcycle helmet post crash
Nov 7, 2015 5:55 AM
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flassk
at least it wasn't your nose.
spacerocks
DrunkenWeasel
And that...could of been your face
BakuraNomNomaru
Damn like a Wolverine's kid went at it. Hope you're good OP.
MistressC
I just moved to PA and there's no helmet law and it's scary to see people riding without them
vxjasonxv
That is both disheartening and fucking scary.
justblaze
No wonder you crashed, you cant see through the visor with those scratches
armeggedonCounselor
Now imagine that was your face. WEAR A FUCKING HELMET
Puncakes
You would've looked like one of the orcs from LoTR if that helmet weren't there
airow
I warned my dorm neighbor to always wear his helmet. He left two minutes later, got clipped and his head turned into a big pumpkin.
Morebetternow
This is an example of how I stayed gainfully employed in the trauma department.
unappropriate
Ride safe! Upboting for awareness!
RaypeThompson
Shoulda had a helmet for your arm
Hypohamish
Snap! That's similar to what mine looked like:
higuysitmedapper
How only 19 states have helmet laws is beyond me.
mulligylan
Because it hardly causes more victims than the one with or without it. Seat belts can prevent you from killing others. Not helmets
Hermes69
That's why I don't get open face, you wouldn't have a face if you didn't wear full face
ChernoGamma
I like the look of open face, I like the feel of open face, but I like having a face a bit more.
nottheguyyouwerethinkingitwas
Then maybe a modular? I'd love to have one but they'll never be Snell approved and that's all I'll buy
Zardif
~66% of hits are to the face. Icon made this for us. http://www.gizmag.com/icon-airframe-statistic-helmet/31792/ They also said that they
Zardif
won't make half helmets because when you slide the helmet just gets pushed back making it useless.
findmeinbadcomments
I live in a state with no helmet law. It bewilders how many people I see not wearing one.
mayc0
I don't wave back to other riders without helmets. I point to my helmet instead.. Cuz imma pretentious dick evidently.
pikxl
That's called natural selection.
pled
Looks like you would of had a badass scar on your face! But you would probably be dead and unable to flaunt it
Morebetternow
Or way worse. Ever see a buttocks to face skin graft? There are worse things than dying.
Mithi
Yeah, and having no nose gets really old quick even if you are into Harry Potter Fandom.
ChloeRed
I think the answer at that point would be "what face?"
lauraface90
ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET! Even if your state doesn't require it! Please!
TheStewart
Oh look. A penny.
Alwaysupvoteunicorns
Thats why i use an open helmet, don't want to get scratches all over it
Thraisenth
I'd probably be missing a reasonable chunk of my jaw without a full face helmet, I'll never understand people that don't wear one
Thraisenth
And I also would probably have broken my ankle if it weren't for proper boots, I can't fathom wearing trainers on a bike :S
Tariq182
I still wore race boots on my 125. 30mph crash and landed foot first. Twisted ankle but fine. Probably would have snapped with trainers.
Joshthesquash
That could have been your face!
ResetButton
I ride. The road is nothing but a sander that you're riding on, and the speed dial on the sander is the same as your speedometer.
Borkiko
If it were, there wouldn't be anything left
Goldenfoxengraving
My dad is a paramedic, he refers to effect this as 'eroding'. Mostly for the pun.
spacerocks
Thankfully, it was your face. And still is.
PlsNoDownVoterino
Oh shit
Noebuhdy
Well worth the money.
jamesspadertron
http://imgur.com/x3OUcSg
sleete
Like they say, 100 dollar helmet for a 100 dollar head.
marimbajoe
meh
Cauterization
Says the person who has never been in an accident.
COLONELOBVlOUS
It did its job. Prevented head from becoming melon.
DownvoteMeMore
Thank you captain obvious! You're a beacon of light in an otherwise dark and dreary world!
Jak2105
You mean half a melon
fauxglove
Do...do you just not like having a face, is that it? Clearly you have a taste for danger, as you've left this post up.
AutisticCat
If you were trolling im sorry ????
marimbajoe
I'm not. Its honestly pretty fun to see if you can get a shit ton of people to downvote you.
BigDaddyDoob
Always get a full helmet. If this visor wasn
BigDaddyDoob
wasn't there this person would be alive and wish they were dead. Fucking enter key getting in my way and shit.
MmmYesShallowAndPedantic
Motorcycle friends: it's not IF you'll go down, it's WHEN you'll go down. Helmets always... Full face.
Krafty789
ATGATT. Highly recommend over the ankle boots as well. Currently dealing with a broken right ankle. Don't recommend it. Almost lost my foot
BajaBobTx
I wear it all, all the time, in Texas. Sucks. But now that I'm used to all of it my riding has really improved from the consistency.
sixfoothobbit
After the amount of damage I did to my face coming off a bicycle at 20~mph, I freak out when I see someone on a motorcycle without a helmet
SpiceBot
THANK YOU for wearing a full face! You wouldn't have a chin with a skid lid.
fuck123456789
i really dont get people who dont wear full face helmets
markpong
Don't worry, the asphalt gets them
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fuck123456789
i dont get it cuz in america a $70 helmet is much cheaper than head surgery
mist0rX
People who insist on riding without protective gear should be forced by law to sign up as organ donors.
mulligylan
Those or Gans would be hardly useful
Deafmute13
Its pretty simple, my dad has a bike says he doesnt like the full face because it obscures his vision, besides hating how it feels. 1/2
oatscoop
I don't buy the "obscures vision". Want to stay alive on a motorcycle?-- maintain 360° awareness. That means turning your head helmet or not
RandomAbscessMemories
If you get a good helmet, your field of vision is almost unimpeded, at least horizontally.
thundercactus
I wonder what the rate of facial road rash is versus just plain banging your head on the pavement?
Deafmute13
He acknowledges that its not nearly as safe but he prefers to ride this way and doesnt judge people who feel differently 2/2
digitalutopia
To be honest, if it only affects the person themselves, it should be their choice.
lauraface90
I really don't get people who don't wear helmets...
YourBitterHatefulBestFriend
A disregard for your own life usually helps, some people don't intend to survive a major crash.
SusanGoGetMyPants
My mom's argument was that they will break your neck if you crashed. So she'd rather have her face smeared across the road I guess.
Gnoll
Right... the same way a seat belt will just injure you in a crash...
oatscoop
Of the multiple crashes I've responded to *1* was a fatality with a helmet, and that was 100+mph into a guardrail. >
oatscoop
No helmet fatalities: usually going off the road in a corner at <55 mph. Cause of death is usually head trauma.
robocalypse
Everyone in my class wore helmets!
AstartesLibrarius
We couldn't afford helmets, so we got old mop buckets!
tehtaxidriver
i got the joke +1 little buddy!
HappyShark
Mine saved my life after a bunny went in between the spokes and bar for tire and shot me 30 feet into a pole. Thank you so so much
dontMakeMeWalkOverThereAndHugYouTillYouBleedFromYourAnus
This is why I won't ride a motorbike, when something as tiny as a bunny can fuck you over. I have nothing against people who do though :)
DrPepperandChocolate
Bunny wished he had missed it by a hare.
sleete
Ran over a bunny once before, I can still hear the bones snapping.
DarkBrownKnight
Did the bunny make it?
mildlyinappropriate
Is he gonna be ok? Is he 2 bunnies now?
fakeyellowlight
lol
Boofernut
bunny win everytime
iNeededAMoreAnonymousName
Would you hate me if I said I feel more sorry for the bunny?
HappyShark
Nope cause things happen :) I'm just a lucky one
thatswhatyouthink
Well the bunny ded. Like so ded. This dude is fine. I feel more sorry for the bunny too.
djgrom
No, that did not happen. That definitely did not happen.
HappyShark
I would show you the helmet but I discarded it. I had a concussion from impact and was just a victim of bad/good luck. Have a great day :D
djgrom
Show me any evidence of it happening. This definitely did not happen.
HappyShark
I will need proof you are not a bot first. Bank account, family tree, social, driver license and video of conception appreciated
djgrom
Yeah it didn't happen. Do you often lie to feel better about yourself?
HappyShark
Your move buttface. It will be a struggle to have my gma scan and email the pics just to prove you this
shobhitkutiyal
video of crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXj9ME_DkKM
MitchBeaucannon
I like how the first few guys just took care of the bike and nobody questioned the driver if he's okay…
Frosty939
he's up and walking around, makes sense to take care of the shit in the road. plus that's his bike, im sure he's greatful, or an asshole
MitchBeaucannon
No. He might seem okay, but you never know if you don't talk to him. Most important rule for first responder: Victim first. Rest second.
thedeadmarchhare
I don't know why you're being downvoted. It's always noted the adrenaline rush getting the guy back up then realizing his arm's broken after
MitchBeaucannon
Dunno. Maybe people dislike bikers.
Cal1te
Its actually really important to check that the engine is stalled.
Frosty939
thanks for link, assuming it is indeed from that crash
shobhitkutiyal
https://np.reddit.com/r/sandiego/comments/3rtzrv/guy_wrecks_his_motorcycle_on_freeway_directly_in/cwrn4ya?context=3
Frosty939
double thanks
HocusP2
Do you even need a license to ride in the US? Dude sure looks like he just borrowed that thing.
cogs
You're supposed to have an endorsement, but you'd be surprised how many knuckleheads think that they don't need one.
TuggSpeedmann
Think of it as a reminder that "that helmet isn't so expensive after all.."
barnwolf
If he was a better driver he wouldn't have needed the helmet, much less a new one to replace it.
shiquo
Not nearly as expensive as a new face... so think of it as face insurance.
stackallision
"If you have a $10 head, buy a $10 helmet"
codylishush
I doubt that's a prominent excuse. More "I like the wind in my hair." "I feel cooler without it."
CutChemist
Rode one time without one. The wrong time to do it. 14 face lacerations. "We'd stitch you up, but there's nothing to stitch to."
ZacMuerte
yeah, a good helmet is stupid expensive, but when you factor in the whole "save your fuckin head" part, it's pretty cheap.
newsguycraigevans
Pretty lucky. Too many times post accident I've seen where the helmet was picked up in pieces.
macwarrior
The point is that the helmet breaks instead of your head. Though if it was actually "in pieces", it was probably a cheap plastic fake one
newsguycraigevans
Last one I saw was a legit helmet, but when you fall under an 18 wheeler all bets are off.
ryguy77
Kylo Ren
Boooooooooognish
A new face is hella expensive
AetherMcLoud
Also, think of it as a reminder that these do jack shit for your face: http://www.thebeijingshop.com/images/black%20jet%20bike%20helmet.jpg
Eowyneb
Brain buckets!
JustACanadianChick
Still better than nothing, but I agree.
LifeSiphon
A helmet is cheaper than medical costs (unless you don't live in America, and have free national health care)
chylde
I'd still but a helmet
eotty
Free healthcare still cost money. Free healthcare face reconstruction still hurt.
PatrioticImgurian
Way to go you completely missed the point.
Shhbooms
Can't miss an opportunity to bag on America!
KotMroku
I am pretty positive that no amount of healt care would fix his face after this.
amishcannoli
My uncle got road rashed on the side of his face and it healed fine. The miracle was that he survived the head trauma.
KotMroku
In this case the whole nose of the guy would be gone, so would proably be lips and stuff.
OutlawAggie
You're high taxes pay for your medical care, ours pay for our high defense spending, you're welcome world
umuziki
"Free"
MotherLuna
The point is that that would have been OP's face had he/she been too cheap to invest in a good helmet. And there's no such thing as free hc.
thingifound
There is so such thing as free FTFY
aprilludgateduire
In the sense that you pay for Healthcare by taxes you are correct, but it feels free when you go to the hospital and don't give them money
NordMan
There is healthcare that is immensely better than the stupid US system.
Glumerlink
while that is true, there's no guarantee the doctors could have pieced his face together, assuming he had survived
caelinus
Most things are. But if we are paying for universal healthcare, helmets reduce cost for the system, and thus the public. So cheaper.
LetMeTellYouHowIPlannedToKillYouBeforeYouEscapeMrBond
Ok. It's "free at the point of use". I pay national insurance and I'm glad it's prorated to income. The US system is still stupid.
uchytjes
Okay, how about "a helmet is cheaper than a funeral".
cattywumpus
A helmet is also a fuckton easier to replace than your face.
optisomnia
You pay your medical in taxes. Americans pay 9% tax what about you?
Dokramuh
9% tax is surely worth it going bankrupt if you get caner.
NordMan
And then you don't get education, healthcare etc etc
MoodyOfNorway
24%, Only $300 of the $1300 I make in two weeks, hardly noticable and it contributes to a greater society :D
Whywontyouregistermyusername
I pay 40% tax in the UK and only once have had to use the NHS, would be cheaper for me to have private health care and cut my tax
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Whywontyouregistermyusername
Well the amount of money I saved in taxes would probably cover it, but on the other hand if I had a bad year (illness) I see your side too
R0NSwanson
For once a full face on a harley. Great job man.
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
I had a very similar helmet when I rode my Harley, and it ended up looking very much like this one.
Rhettisadlar
As a dude with a Harley and a full face that rides with dudes with Harleys and full faces, it's not all wolf shirts, cuts, and SOA fans.
mulligylan
This
R0NSwanson
That's always good to hear man. It's the same with us on supersports. I see guys in shorts and flip flops and cringe.
paard
How did you know he has a harley
dancingForest
I guess because he has a harley helmet, could be that he drove a different bike that day though.
BadMrFrosty
My brother has a Harley helmet and rides a Kawasaki Z
paard
I did not recognise the logo at first thanks
R0NSwanson
It also says Harley on the right side of the helmet.
CrazyCreator33
The logo on the helmet is Harley davidson
paard
Oh aye
nedkelly348
I know OP in IRL, not a harley
JSmith90
Ahhhh you're right your right
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JSmith90
Yeah... idk how that happened
Garmads
Now imagine that on some non-helmet wearing idiot's face
Kasai
What face?
Id0ntg3t1t
In Australia you legally have to wear one. Don't need anything else, just a helmet. No helmet = illegal, nude + helmet = legal :)
smilkysmooffur
"And that's how I got my nickname" -a guy who's nickname is Dumbass
jellycatuniverse
RN here, took care of a guy in a high speed motorcycle crash wearing shorts, scraped one leg off. Road rash so bad it was a 3rd degree burn.
Garmads
My Dad used to tell me hospital horror stories to scare me into using protective equipment haha. It worked more of the time than not...
jellycatuniverse
Yes! I don't know that pants would have saved his leg but at least he was wearing a helmet. Losing 1 leg is better than losing your brain.
ScaleScentedAnalDildo
itpisscat
Dam son
thecyprus
How the fuck is he just chilling there with no face? That can't be real, wouldn't that be impossible to even live with for a second?
PowerClean
Looks like one of those aliens from halo , ew . He ded? 30 speed kills. Fasten ur dankbelts.
gouconn11
forgive me for no source but i remember reading years ago this was a shotgun suicide attempt
ScaleScentedAnalDildo
I GISed "motorcycle crash face", could be my mistake.
LogicalSenselessness
Real?
iwaspromisedsnacks
Shotgun to face , they rebuilt face but it looks weird as shit
ScaleScentedAnalDildo
also probably nsfw / nsfm
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ScaleScentedAnalDildo
not safe for work / not safe for mind. But that thought occured to me.
NinjaGrizzlyBear
Are you sure that wasn't from a shotgun to the face?
ScaleScentedAnalDildo
I think it was handlebars to the face, but I haven't fact-checked, so have a grain of salt.