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Post by OziRiS on Feb 11, 2015 23:43:14 GMT
I know that can turn very serious very quickly in a real life scanario, but the image of that in my head still has me laughing so hard it hurts!  Its not so much the obscured visor, its the trying your hardest NOT to shut your eyes before you sneeze that is an "Oh Cr@p" moment, especially at 120+ mph on the back straight of Cadwell Park (race track) ..... You grab a handful of brake and hope the guy behind can go around.    If the snot on the visor isn't the main problem, what do you need a nose guard for? And by the way, haven't you heard? Sneezing with your eyes open will make your eyeballs stick to that snot on the inside of the visor  |
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Post by the light works on Feb 12, 2015 1:57:02 GMT
Its not so much the obscured visor, its the trying your hardest NOT to shut your eyes before you sneeze that is an "Oh Cr@p" moment, especially at 120+ mph on the back straight of Cadwell Park (race track) ..... You grab a handful of brake and hope the guy behind can go around. If the snot on the visor isn't the main problem, what do you need a nose guard for? And by the way, haven't you heard? Sneezing with your eyes open will make your eyeballs stick to that snot on the inside of the visor good one. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Feb 13, 2015 15:41:19 GMT
Remember that we are talking about bicycles, not motorbikes.
Top speeds for a bicycles on flat roads and a rider of average fitness is between 20-30mph for short bursts. And most likely closer to 10-15mph for an average sustained speed. If you know of any bicycle riders who can hit 120 mph for gods sake get them to compete in the Olympics.
Bicycle helmets are, therefore, designed for low speed accidents. Or at least situations where someone is going to be hitting the road at these kinds of speeds and where the vehicle itself doesn't weigh more than the rider. Being hit by a car is a different matter entirely of course. But if you hit a car head on at a combined speed of 50-60+ mph your chances of survival are not great helmet or not.
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Post by the light works on Feb 13, 2015 16:05:15 GMT
Remember that we are talking about bicycles, not motorbikes. Top speeds for a bicycles on flat roads and a rider of average fitness is between 20-30mph for short bursts. And most likely closer to 10-15mph for an average sustained speed. If you know of any bicycle riders who can hit 120 mph for gods sake get them to compete in the Olympics. Bicycle helmets are, therefore, designed for low speed accidents. Or at least situations where someone is going to be hitting the road at these kinds of speeds and where the vehicle itself doesn't weigh more than the rider. Being hit by a car is a different matter entirely of course. But if you hit a car head on at a combined speed of 50-60+ mph your chances of survival are not great helmet or not. Bicycle helmets are a lot like steel toed shoes. they are designed to provide a reasonable degree of protection for commonly occurring incidents; without causing undue encumbrance for the wearer. this means that there are circumstances that can result in catastrophic failure of the protective gear. (and if a cyclist hits a car head on, there is a fair chance they will be killed no matter how good their helmet is) |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 14, 2015 7:12:01 GMT
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Post by the light works on Feb 14, 2015 9:36:46 GMT
and if it doesn't bring the "drafting behind a truck" myth to mind, it should. |
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