hondaATCman
06-09-2003, 01:04 PM
I posted this in another topic about safety equipment, but I felt like I should post it up in this forum too, to stress the importance of safety gear, especially the helmet.
I try to wear atleast a helmet when I go riding in the moutains. When I'm just riding around the yard or up the street I ususally don't wear any kind of safety gear. One day I was debating with myself whether I should put on my helmet or not cause I was about ready to go on a little mountain trip. I was leaving without it, but then turned around and got it. Well about 200 yards later i was going up a steep hill, hit a little tree stump and BAM it flipped over backwards on me before I knew what was happening. The impact of the handle bars and my head was enough to crack my motocross helmet in half and the throttle came through the open-faced part of the helmet and smashed my face which left me with a broken nose and busted lip that had teeth imprinted on the inside and words that was from the brake fluid holder for the front brakes on the outside.
Two days ago one of my good friends was killed in a 4-wheeler accident. He wasn't wearing a helmet and his head landed on a rock as the 4-wheeler was flipping over and the handle bars landed on his forehead, similiar to what happened to me except in his case his head was cracked in half. If he was wearing a helmet, he probly would have a headache right now, but still be here. I always see people on the news getting killed in ATV accidents but since my friend got killed, it makes me stop and grab the old helmet.
No matter how good of a driver you are, it only takes once.
I try to wear atleast a helmet when I go riding in the moutains. When I'm just riding around the yard or up the street I ususally don't wear any kind of safety gear. One day I was debating with myself whether I should put on my helmet or not cause I was about ready to go on a little mountain trip. I was leaving without it, but then turned around and got it. Well about 200 yards later i was going up a steep hill, hit a little tree stump and BAM it flipped over backwards on me before I knew what was happening. The impact of the handle bars and my head was enough to crack my motocross helmet in half and the throttle came through the open-faced part of the helmet and smashed my face which left me with a broken nose and busted lip that had teeth imprinted on the inside and words that was from the brake fluid holder for the front brakes on the outside.
Two days ago one of my good friends was killed in a 4-wheeler accident. He wasn't wearing a helmet and his head landed on a rock as the 4-wheeler was flipping over and the handle bars landed on his forehead, similiar to what happened to me except in his case his head was cracked in half. If he was wearing a helmet, he probly would have a headache right now, but still be here. I always see people on the news getting killed in ATV accidents but since my friend got killed, it makes me stop and grab the old helmet.
No matter how good of a driver you are, it only takes once.