@Jpgurl, LOVE the new avatar!
@SamanthaJubilee, not required, but can't agree with Jpgul enough on this.If you hit the edge of the sidewalk on the gbt, and your tire goes off, you are most likely going to eat some concrete or a tree. Â Head injuries are no laughing matter. Â I really don't get why people will not wear a hemet. Â We had a neighbor get hit by a car. Â He was at a stop sign, he went thru, and the driver of the car, was also stopped and she wen thru when he did. Â We are not talking about a high speed thing, she wasn't doing 5mph.He hit his head so hard when he fell, he had brain trauma. Â And a broken leg, arm, and ribs.He wore his helmet from then on. Â And still makes sure to tell others to wear theirs. Â
@Fallon: 100% agree. People are crazy to ride anywhere without a helmet.
A number of yours ago I was at a local bike store. A gentleman in his early 30's came in to purchase a bike. He took it to the parking lot for just a short ride, the tires slipped on gravel and he fell striking his head on a parking brick. Needless to say he no longer needed to purchase a bike.
Just shows you that anything can happen anytime, anywhere. I am never on my bike without a helmet.
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