I bought my last motorcycle helmet well before that, and managed not to ‘test’ the last one I bought before I sold my last bike [a moped, really] in the late ’70s. I was in upstate New York and there wasn’t a lot of riding time during the year.
If ‘upper-class twit’ ever becomes an Olympic event, Boris and Mitt will be major contenders.
]]>I think Mayor Boris’s staff is preparing a planter for him, where they will place him in a proper Mayoral pose and water and fertilize him occasionally. Clearly letting him actually move around and do something is too hazardous to countenance, given that he appears to have the physical abilities of a radish (and likely the radish is smarter, but that’s another issue). 😈
]]>I don’t think his staff allow him near water any more. I was amazed that they allowed him to attempt the zip-line stunt. At least he didn’t fall on anyone, and he was wearing a helmet.
]]>I won’t leave the house on my bicycle without the helmet and a reflective construction worker’s vest. Too many dumba$$es out there too busy tweeting on their smartphones to pay attention to where they’re going…
Regarding Mayor Boris, I’m assuming from your Google reference that he did not go to the swimming events at the Olympics? 😈
]]>I have one of the ‘multisport’ helmets because they supply more coverage that the regular bike helmets, although they don’t have as much ventilation. I also realize that they are single accident, unlike the motorcycle helmet I had. I’ve had to lay down a motorcycle a couple of times, and had a few near misses on the bike, because, even with the lights, people, especially people in SUVs don’t see you.
Concrete and macadam don’t do anything nice to skulls, and there is no way of avoiding them in an urban area.
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