Wearing a Helmet on Your Trike

[Konrad]

Ying and Yang

Very few times without a helmet (both 2 & 3 wheels)... short distance, but it felt really weird and made me paranoid.

I began riding motorcycles in 1946. The only helmets we had back then were WWII 50 mission crush jobs, a term unfamiliar to those under age 85. Somehow we survived, at least most of us. Of course traffic was far less back then but the roads were not that good, either. I wear a helmet in any state that requires and out West when required or not, to insulate my brain from the sun, especially in south Texas. other than those limitations, I am totally uncomfortable with that weight upon my head and I am the product of my youth.

On the other hand, were I a bit younger and willing to change, I see the wisdom and just plain common sense in protecting that part of me that governs all the rest of me.

 

[consitter]

I've been riding since I was eight years old (1975). I've always worn a helmet, and I always will. The one time that I needed one it served me well. I was wearing a full faced helmet when I wrecked my Honda Rebel back when I was 18.

The reason I say it served me well was because the chin bar was cracked. If I'd been wearing a helmet with just a face shield, I wouldn't be nearly as pretty as I am today.

 

[OldNick]

100% for helmets, even on trikes (legally I have no choice, but I would anyway). Even a trike can get picked on by other vehicles.

I am not sure if I still have it, and I wish I had a photo to post. I was rear-ended years ago on a bike,, while waiting to turn right, by a car doing about 45mph, drunk driver, no braking. My head hit the top ,of the car's windscreen as I flipped over the top. The back of my helmet was pulp, literally. I used to drag it out during helmet debates. Luckily the rest of my injuries were superficial, if rather painful. I did have concussion a d may have brain damage, but no more than any field sport accident would cause.

The argument that if you are paralysed and still have an active brain is just spurious. For a start it's relatively rare compared to head injuiries without a helmet. The incidents of one-punch deaths here in Oz, mostly because the victim bhits their head on the pavement, shows that it takes very little impact in the wrong place to kill or damage the head beyond repair. Without a helmet you could become more easily brain-impaired and be a semi-aware partial vegetable anyway. Or be dead as I would have been, with only minor other injuries.

 

[schiel1]

When you fly off after hitting something it makes no difference whether you're riding a two wheeler or three wheeler

 

[Retired Army]

Any and all riding apparel is a hedge against injury. How good of a gambler are you?

 

[mgwtrike]

When you fly off after hitting something it makes no difference whether you're riding a two wheeler or three wheeler

:Agree:

 

[CrystalPistol]

Helmets aren't a guarantee .... but they do improve the odds!

I worked a crash one day a few years back in which a 12 year old girl was my witness. She had just got off a school bus and the bus left and she checked the mail box and heard a MC winding up coming around the bend .... the MC then gradually just went of the road on the far side (her home and m-box were on the inside of the turn) and into a shallow ditch and struck a tree stump, the rider was thrown head first over the handlebars into a bunch of smaller stumps and stobbs left standing by a road crew. Several stronger ones went straight through the face shield of the FF helmet he was wearing. He had all the good gear on, a top dollar helmet, was riding a sport bike, was a member of the local RS ...... but I think the alcohol and mj that showed up in his blood test might have had something to do with his judgement. The young girl was who called 911 but then she went to see if she could help ..... he didn't last long.

Having been in a serious accident not wearing a helmet, I most adamantly recommend one. Due to the way I hit, I'm not convinced a helmet would have prevented very much of the facial damage I suffered. Two surgeries so far and one more to go and still I won't look the same. Don't take a chance.

OUCH!

 

[RedOregon]

Do you feel saver (less incline) to wear a helmet riding a trike over wearing one on two wheels?

I'm here in Florida for the winter and Florida doesn't have a helmet law and I see many
trike riders without a helmet.

I figured you should have at least ONE *answer to your question*!

I was on two wheels for well over 35 years, been on the trike for a little less than a year. Yes, I do feel safer on the trike, but not really less inclined to wear the helmet.

It's just become such a habit that I really don't think about it much any more. Plus these days I wear bluetooth 'sets to listen to tunes and keep the wind blast from making my hearing worse than it already is, and the straps on my halfshell help prevent them from blowing out.

 

[cavie]

Needs no explination.

 

[roadhawk]

Needs no explination.

Hence the term "Skid Lid"

 

[tndragonrider]

First even wearing a helmet will not help with a common sense approach to riding, any bike. Your body doesn't do well in absorbing impacts.

i always wear a helmet and will never be without one. But there are some out there that want to look "cool" and wear those shortie helmets. Well you might as well stop by the local funeral home and pick out your future home, they even offer custom colors and powder coating. Worse yet, pick out your wheelchair now when paralyzed from the neck down.

Remember even a helmet cannot replace what is inside it to assist with proper/safe riding. I was told at a very young age to always ride like you are "invisible" and you will live longer. It has worked for me so far!

 

[gr8phun]

I have a pretty face

 

[CrystalPistol]

Was looking at some pics from back in January ..... I had modified my snow blower with heavy rubber extensions on the paddles of the impeller ..... that sucker throws even the lightest snow with a vengeance now .... so .... even with the snow blower.

 

[Fabricater]

I wear a helmet and won't be without one.i have had 3 levels fused in my neck and need another one done.The problem I have is the weight of the helmet.I wore a modular helmet for a long time,but is just to heavy for my neck.Now I have a full face helmet that is much lighter,but am considering a 3/4 helmet,but it would have to not weigh much.Some of the 1/2 helmets are heavy,but even the lighter ones place the weight to high and will not work for me. I am always looking for the perfect helmet.It seem never ending.

 

[wingit]

We used Nolan full face for many years on 2 wheels.
Hospital workers say your nose and chin gets bad damage
with open face things. We just did 2500 miles around Fl without one with the 1800 trike.
My neck can't take the weight any more , So when I wear one I made up a foam kids floaty thing around the neck with a string to the ends. This spaces to the shoulders and puts the weight there instead of the neck. Also this type spacer is used for race car whiplash. The helmet weight whip is credited to break some necks. I'll try the floaty for an interstate trip soon. Be aware There is some limited head turning and view with different idea's.
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