It probably goes without saying that helmets are a good idea, but screw it, we're going to say it anyway: HELMETS ARE A GOOD IDEA!
Don't take our word for it though. Check out these pictures, compiled by Bored Panda, for a sobering list of reasons why you should always wear helmet. It doesn't matter how awesome a rider you think you are. It doesn't matter if helmets make your head sweat. It doesn't matter if it ruins your hair style. The only thing that matters is that it might very well save your life one day, or at the very least prevent your face from getting mangled beyond recognition. Scroll through the pictures below and imagine what your head might look like if you hadn't been wearing a helmet. Not a pretty sight, is it?
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And This, Kids, Is Why You Wear A Freakin Helmet
This Is Why We Wear Helmets All The Time
My Helmet Saved My Life
My face and head took the greatest impact with the tree. I took a direct hit in the face which lead the doctor to proclaim that I was lucky to be wearing a full-face helmet. It didn't crack, the visor didn't break. My cheek bones weren't crushed or bruised, my spine was fine, my neck was only slightly sprained, my teeth were intact!
Helmet Saved My Life Yesterday. Got Hit By A Car Turning Left And Flew Into Windshield
Whenever I see a cyclist without a helmet. My first thought is "idiot".
Orlando Police Shared This Photo On Twitter Showing Where A Bullet Struck An Officer's Helmet. The Officer's Life Was Saved Because Of The Helmet
Helmets Saved Lives
Daily Reminder To Wear A Helmet On The Snow
My Friend Works In A Ski Gear Shop And This Guy Came In Yesterday
And This, Kids, Is Why We Wear Helmets When We Skateboard
I Keep Looking At This And Just.. Get A Bit Speechless Knowing How Much My Helmet Saved Me. Always Wear Your Gear
The Helmet Of Our Patient After A Bicycle Crash (into A Wall At 80km Per Hour)!
His Helmet Saved My Life When I Hit A Deer. Bike Is Gone But I'm Still Here!
I know this might be insensitive but am I the only one that sees a jack skellington face in the scratches?
This Is Why You Wear A Full Helmet. My Friend Was Hit By Someone Who Ran A Red Light. If He Had Wore A Skull Cap, He'd Have No Lower Jaw
Fellow Riders, My Helmet Saved My Life This Weekend. I Would Have Been Hit In The Face With A Big Chunk Of Concrete
Whoever Made The Cycle Helmet Saved Another Life Because Without It He Undoubtedly Would Have Died
Your Life Isn't Worth You Wanting To Feel The Wind On Your Face
This is the result of a courier van pulling out and knocking me off and hitting a concrete reservation face first at 60 mph and having the bike (Honda vtr 1000 firestorm) landing in me and then spending the next two and a half years in and out of 5 hospitals and alot of surgery and physio and psychological care
Why Should You Wear A Full-face Helmet?
No Really, That Moment You Realize A Helmet Saved Your Life
My Friend Has A Concussion After A Bike Accident. His Helmet Saved His Life. Wear Your Helmet!
He still had a concussion with the helmet. Imagine if he hadn't been wearing one-major brain damage or even death.
My Head And Faced Crushed The Windscreen
A Boy's Bike Helmet Saved Him From Serious Injuries After A Crash, If Not Death
The Helmet That Saved My Sister’s Life
Wear Your Helmet
So I Crashed An Atv In March Of This Year And This Helmet Saved My Life. Still Got A Pretty Bad Concussion Though
Such a good post, so many people don't take helmets seriously
Helmets are our friends so wear the goddamned things they're not there for decoration
I am a testimony of the helmet's life saving feature. My husband and I were on a bike trip to the sea and on our way back home, the back tire suddenly died, causing a motorcycle accident. A light one, thanks God, but equally dangerous and shocking. I remember the moment my helmet protected head hit the asphalt. I'd be literally dead without it. But with it? My husband got minor injurries and I just got light scratches and bruises. Another thing that saved me was the kind of bag that you wear around your hips. My lip balsm in the pocket was reduced to dust by the impact of the fall.
I thank the inventor of the helmet
Such a good post, so many people don't take helmets seriously
Helmets are our friends so wear the goddamned things they're not there for decoration
I am a testimony of the helmet's life saving feature. My husband and I were on a bike trip to the sea and on our way back home, the back tire suddenly died, causing a motorcycle accident. A light one, thanks God, but equally dangerous and shocking. I remember the moment my helmet protected head hit the asphalt. I'd be literally dead without it. But with it? My husband got minor injurries and I just got light scratches and bruises. Another thing that saved me was the kind of bag that you wear around your hips. My lip balsm in the pocket was reduced to dust by the impact of the fall.
I thank the inventor of the helmet