• Mirshe@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      You really should. You’ve only got the one brain, and that brain is actually pretty delicate for how squishy it is, given it’s contained inside a very stiff skull. A helmet at least puts some extra shock absorption between your brain and whatever’s going to hit your head.

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        4 days ago

        Unless you’re on one of those weird American mega roads or something, it’s not a major risk

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          I forgot how accidents only happen here in the US. Couldn’t possibly have collisions with anyone in the EU or UK. Couldn’t have anything bad happen on a bicycle anywhere else. Nope, just the US.

          Wear your damn helmet. You’ll thank me when your skull doesn’t get fractured because you ran over a small rock or hit a wet patch and lost control.

          They don’t call them “accidents” because you can avoid 100% of them.