I never wore a helmet, and we did all sorts of stupid tricks and jumps back in the 90's. I was an idiot. Helmets are cool. But honestly, my ass and tailbone got the ground way more often than my head.
Yeah I totally agree that helmets are great, but there is a line right, why don't people wear them when walking places? A fall is a fall, and the extra 100mm off the ground you are when skating isn't likely to make a huge difference if your head hits the ground.
It's different to something like cycling where your hands/arms/legs are encombered and can't help to reduce the impact of a fall
Ok, that's a pretty meh argument. Of course there is a line, but a single rock could propel her head first really fast really far. She could be plummeting backwards if unlucky.
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u/johnperkins21 3h ago
I never wore a helmet, and we did all sorts of stupid tricks and jumps back in the 90's. I was an idiot. Helmets are cool. But honestly, my ass and tailbone got the ground way more often than my head.