お金で幸せは買えないけど、貧乏人も幸せは買えない。/ okane de shiawase wa kaenai kedo binbounin mo shiawase wa kaenai. / Money can not buy happiness, but the poor can not buy it, either.
若かった頃、紙の隅っこによく太陽の絵を描いたものだ。/ wakakatta koro kami no sumikko ni yoku taiyou no e wo kaita monoda. / When I was young, I used to draw the sun in the corner of the sheet.
あなたに今、この時間にここにいてもらいたいのよ。/ anatani ima konojikanni kokoni ite../ I want u here, now, at this time.
１分が２３時間５９分をぶち壊してしまうことがある。/ ippun ga nijuu san jikan gojuu kyuu fun wo buchikowashite shimau koto ga aru. / Sometimes one minute destroys 23 hours and 59 minutes.
嘘をついたり、誤魔化したり、守れない約束をしたりしてはいけません。/ uso wo tsui tari, gomakashi tari, mamore nai yakusoku wo shi tari shite wa ikemasen. / Do not lie, cheat, and not make promises you can not comply.
what the fuck is wrong with some europeans that they are so invested in “it’s better/safer here than america” that they’re going to argue that because they have better conditions for people on bicycles, they have no need for helmets??
Like, y'all, I hate to break it to you, but you can crack your head open just tripping on your feet, and you are almost certainly going to be going faster on a bike, even at a leisurely pace, so if you lose control of your bike, sure you could be fine, maybe just a scraped knee, but you could literally still crack your head open?
Listen I’m not going to be like EVERYONE HAS TO WEAR A HELMET RAWWWRGHSL:KSDJF because frankly even I don’t wear a helmet 90% of the time, but I’m at least capable of acknowledging that I should.
Bike helmets aren’t rated for the sorts of injuries you get on a bike anyway. They’re rated for a static drop of 1m to concrete. They prevent fractures, but not concussion.
They’re good if you need more confidence to asset yourself on the road, but in terms of actual protection… The jury is out.
Personally, I don’t bother when cycling around my small town, away from main roads. When I’m cycling around cities I need that extra boost of confidence to assert myself and make myself seen.
There’s also preliminary research to suggest motorists are less safe around helmet wearers.
Poor woman was crushed between the wheel and body of a truck recently near us. Helmet don’t stop that.
The issue with helmet fanatics, such as the American cycling community is infested with, is that they spent all their time arguing for helmets and not for better infrastructure. Better infrastructure is what prevents injury, not helmets
….cool so a concussion is still better than a fracture, tho?? and just because helmets can’t stop you from getting your head CRUSHED BY A CAR doesn’t make them useless??? wtf is wrong with you people? Infrastructure changes won’t prevent all accidents, and if wearing a helmet can minimize injury (the whole point is to do that, not to prevent any injury at all, bc you can’t prevent all injuries????) then why would you not at least acknowledge that it helps???
I’m not even a “helmet fanatic” (what does that even MEAN, someone who’s very concerned about trying to minimize serious preventable injuries???) but I can recognize that it’s better than not having one if you get pitched off your bike and hit your head????
Fucking hell, it’s not a zero-sum game, it’s not “you can only have helmets OR good infrastructure”, I just.
Go fuck yourself, frankly.
also if bike helmets aren’t rated for preventing concussions then this seems like an excellent reason to argue that bike helmets should be improved
in addition to improving infrastructure, which we ought to be doing for several other reasons anyway
Helmets are actually working on reducing concussion! Virginia Tech has a really cool helmet testing program that evaluates helmets on their ability to reduce concussion both from a cranial impact and from the sloshing around after. (Quick note that helmets also expire and should be replaced after an impact event/crash or after ~5 years.)
Better infrastructure is good, helmets are also good. Belt and suspenders, mask and vaccine.
I agree with all of this post, but @smallercommand I have to ask…
What do you mean by suspenders? ‘Cause neither of the definitions I know make sense in this context.
@ruffboijuliaburnsides this one I can answer! The phrase refers to holding up your trousers with both a belt and the elastic doohickies that go over your shoulders. In other words, doubling up on safety equipment.
