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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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#1
And This, Kids, Is Why You Wear A Freakin Helmet
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This Is Why We Wear Helmets All The Time
#3
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!
#4
Daily Reminder To Wear A Helmet
#5
Helmet Saved My Life Yesterday. Got Hit By A Car Turning Left And Flew Into Windshield
Mark Evans 7 years ago
Whenever I see a cyclist without a helmet. My first thought is "idiot".
Jet de Groot 7 years ago
In the Netherlands we do a lot of cycling, not wearing helmets (unless race cycling), only foreigners and small children do. Guess that makes us all idiots... 😂
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Berlinda Pauw 7 years ago
Nobody wears a helmet in the dutchielands. But then again we have special bike roads so 95% of the time we don't bike between cars. Helmets or not we have the lowest lethality rate of fatal traffic incidents including bikes
Anna Miguel 5 years ago
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AllMonkeyBizz 7 years ago
My brother was hit by a truck on his bike a few years ago. He broke his neck and is allowed limited physical activity to this day. They say that if he had not been wearing his helmet, he would not be here.
Kizito Obeya 7 years ago
I don't wear a helmet. But then I am not dumb enough to go contest for the right of way against a car or motorbike.
Spinaap 7 years ago
Since I'm little I always ride my bike with a helmet, it has saved my life multiple times (It once broke in half and I had nothing)
Spinaap 7 years ago
This way it looks like I fall a lot, it's just 20+ years of expierience in two wheel gravity
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Chuck Hammerstein 7 years ago
bicyclists should wear light motorcycle helmets to protect face, not just tip of head.
Anna Wu 7 years ago
No, you can't reuse. There may be non-visible cracks. It is the same reason not to use a kid's car seat after it's been in a crash.
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#6
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
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Helmets Saved Lives
#8
No Doubt This Helmet Saved A Friend From Serious Head Injury Or Death
#9
Daily Reminder To Wear A Helmet On The Snow
#10
Helmets Can Save Lives
#11
My Friend Works In A Ski Gear Shop And This Guy Came In Yesterday
#12
And This, Kids, Is Why We Wear Helmets When We Skateboard
#13
I Keep Looking At This And Just.. Get A Bit Speechless Knowing How Much My Helmet Saved Me. Always Wear Your Gear
#14
The Helmet Of Our Patient After A Bicycle Crash (into A Wall At 80km Per Hour)!
#15
His Helmet Saved My Life When I Hit A Deer. Bike Is Gone But I'm Still Here!
Lola Wallace 7 years ago
I know this might be insensitive but am I the only one that sees a jack skellington face in the scratches?
#16
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
#17
My Helmet Just Saved My Life
#18
Fellow Riders, My Helmet Saved My Life This Weekend. I Would Have Been Hit In The Face With A Big Chunk Of Concrete
#19
Whoever Made The Cycle Helmet Saved Another Life Because Without It He Undoubtedly Would Have Died
#20
Always Wear A Helmet, Folks
#21
Your Life Isn't Worth You Wanting To Feel The Wind On Your Face
Sam Bradshaw 7 years ago
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
#22
Why Should You Wear A Full-face Helmet?
#23
No Really, That Moment You Realize A Helmet Saved Your Life
#24
This Is An Easy Call...helmets Save Lives!
#25
My Friend Has A Concussion After A Bike Accident. His Helmet Saved His Life. Wear Your Helmet!
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
He still had a concussion with the helmet. Imagine if he hadn't been wearing one-major brain damage or even death.
#26
My Head And Faced Crushed The Windscreen
#28
A Boy's Bike Helmet Saved Him From Serious Injuries After A Crash, If Not Death
#31
The Helmet That Saved My Sister’s Life
#33
Wear Your Helmet
#34
So I Crashed An Atv In March Of This Year And This Helmet Saved My Life. Still Got A Pretty Bad Concussion Though
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What do you think ?
Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago
Helmets are our friends so wear the goddamned things they're not there for decoration
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Daria B 7 years ago
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.
John Holden 7 years ago
My 22 YO son refused to wear a helmet cycling all his life… until I shared this post with him today. I am so relieved that he's decided not to risk his life any longer. Outstanding public service message! Thanks, Bored Panda.
Barrie May 7 years ago
Helmets are exceptionally important, but what about the rest of your body? Not much point having an intact brain, when the rest of you is smeared down the road after a nice long slide!
I see way too many youtube vids of people in jeans and t-shirts at ridiculous speeds. No helmet will help. Come off at those speeds, it's all over.
Here's me, in my usual kit... P4165721.jpg 
Looking like a Power Ranger isn't mandatory, but for the love of God, wear some leathers (or a vegetarian alternative, such as Cordura, Kevlar, Ballistic Nylon etc...) P4165721-5...5f3cb1.jpg 
Maamuu 7 years ago
Barrie... I second that 100 %. I had two major motorbike crashes. The first time I was run over by a guy sending an sms. The second time I collided full frontal in a Bmw. Both times I managed to crawl to the sidewalk by myself, in disbelief, just minor injuries. And I thank the helmets and the spine protectors I wore, because now I'm alive and I can walk, whereas 1 second before the accidents I thought I would die.
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Flora Polvado 7 years ago
This needs to be a PSA everywhere, especially in areas where helmets are not required by law
Michel M. Prins 7 years ago
Amazing post! It's such a strange- and horrible thing to see so many people simply shrugging at the importance of using a helmet. People who actually get into an accident and get injured badly do not realize that it can lead to permenant damage or even death. Especially to those who think: "Nah, an accident won't happen to me". As downside extra: it can have a big negative impact to those who saw the accident and the family of the victim. And sometimes it can be easily prevented. By JUST using a helmet.
Nancy E 7 years ago
My husband wears a helmet mowing the backyard to deflect oncoming golf balls.
Ignas Malgré 7 years ago
Where is the photo of Michael Shumacher ? Where the helmet was responsible for smashing a camera in his head and making him a life long plant ?
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
So, you folks that are not going to hear a helmet or hard hat out of site/revolt against the government, your parents, your boss, or whoever -- there's an old saying about cutting off your nose to spite your face... How about bashing in your skull and dumping your brains on the floor to spite somebody? WEAR THE DAMNED SAFETY GEAR!!!!
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
Dang, gotta change out my keyboard --"p" key sticks, others don't work consistently.
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Puddin Tane 7 years ago
If people don't get the point or they still insist they "need to feel the wind in their hair", pray for their families. They can't have known they raised an idiot that thinks only of themselves.
Patrick McKenna 7 years ago
disappointed no imperial stormtrooper helmets damage with a blaster.
Larry Bud Melman 7 years ago
With my full face moto helmet another plus is that I can sing in there and noby knows it, plus great accoustics. I also dig not getting chapped lips.
Israel Martinez 7 years ago
This reminds me of the kick to the head Crazy Joe Davola gave Kramer that ended up denting the helmet ...
Tony Franklin 7 years ago
crock of s**t, helmets for cycling have being proven to be detrimental not just to safety but to freedom of choice and also induces victim blaming. cycle helmets are too flimsy and don't do sick otherwise the stats would have picked this up. They simply don't, you only need look at the effects in Australia and NZ when they introduced compulsion for all ages to see the negative effects!
Brian Yanke 7 years ago
looks like harley davidson is more of a status symbol whether or not you can hadle riding one is not even a concern size for your ability and never never never drink and ride reaction time is hard without drinking be safe keep it on 2 wheels and upright
Carol Taylor 7 years ago
I'm an Aussie..its mandatory here in Oz to wear helmets when Cycling/riding/skating all of them..so you can understand my shock/horror when l visited the States last trip and saw motorcyclist's get'n around on motorbikes wearing only singlets, thongs (flip flops) and NO BLOODY HELMETS...they really dont care about themselves and the family members who'll be caring for their vegetable state bodies after a crash..
Sarah Wyszynski 7 years ago
My husband was in a motorcycle crash his helmet did not save his life. His helmet when flying off into a tree.
Luke Heironimus 7 years ago
Just because the helmets scratched or beaten up doesn't mean you would have died if you hadn't had one on.
Jazmine Mullaney 7 years ago
I have been in one really bad motorcycle accident my boyfriend at the time was driving he went to turn and bam out of no where a car hits is he flew off the bike about a foot away me I was lucky I only got a mean road rash and a broken arm his helmet and mine both saved our life's his specially if his helmet wasn't on when he hit the wall he would have been gone
Wayn Yarboro 7 years ago
I am thankful that I was wearing a helmet when I was in an accident on my motorcycle on 3/8/17. I got a broken leg, broken collar bone, 9 fractured ribs, and fractured sternum. I only received a few light scratches on my face. After seeing the damage to my helmet, I was thankful that I was wearing it because there were several signs of direct impact to my head...upper and lower front and sides. This accident happened right after I got off of work and was about 2/10mi from where I turned onto the road to head home. The vehicle I hit decided to cross traffic in front of me and from what I was told, I almost t-boned them in the driver's side.
Scott Peck 7 years ago
Read this on a poster in a Honda dealership: "If you have a $10.00 head wear a $10.00 helmet".
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident we should probably be married by now. Btw, hair was my mom's
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident we should probably be married by now.
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work, so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident, we should probably be married by now.
Luis 7 years ago
I am another helmet's thankful person. The attached picture shows the helmet that saved my life.
I was hang gliding and I nobody knows what happened (nobody saw it) but the accident left me 2 weeks in coma with serious injuries. DSC_0527-5...c1c926.jpg 
Nony Pestejo 7 years ago
I never ride my big bike without a helmet. I had one accident that broke the chin and forehead of the helmet without any head injury. The latest was an accident that left me 7 broken bones, with just a scratch on my head because my helmet was removed at mid-air after the impact because it was not properly locked.
GlassOfWater 7 years ago
If you don't wear a helmet while riding a bicycle or motorbike in Australia, you are breaking the law.
Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago
Helmets are our friends so wear the goddamned things they're not there for decoration
Load More Replies... Daria B 7 years ago
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.
John Holden 7 years ago
My 22 YO son refused to wear a helmet cycling all his life… until I shared this post with him today. I am so relieved that he's decided not to risk his life any longer. Outstanding public service message! Thanks, Bored Panda.
Barrie May 7 years ago
Helmets are exceptionally important, but what about the rest of your body? Not much point having an intact brain, when the rest of you is smeared down the road after a nice long slide!
I see way too many youtube vids of people in jeans and t-shirts at ridiculous speeds. No helmet will help. Come off at those speeds, it's all over.
Here's me, in my usual kit... P4165721.jpg Looking like a Power Ranger isn't mandatory, but for the love of God, wear some leathers (or a vegetarian alternative, such as Cordura, Kevlar, Ballistic Nylon etc...) P4165721-5...5f3cb1.jpg
Maamuu 7 years ago
Barrie... I second that 100 %. I had two major motorbike crashes. The first time I was run over by a guy sending an sms. The second time I collided full frontal in a Bmw. Both times I managed to crawl to the sidewalk by myself, in disbelief, just minor injuries. And I thank the helmets and the spine protectors I wore, because now I'm alive and I can walk, whereas 1 second before the accidents I thought I would die.
Load More Replies... Flora Polvado 7 years ago
This needs to be a PSA everywhere, especially in areas where helmets are not required by law
Michel M. Prins 7 years ago
Amazing post! It's such a strange- and horrible thing to see so many people simply shrugging at the importance of using a helmet. People who actually get into an accident and get injured badly do not realize that it can lead to permenant damage or even death. Especially to those who think: "Nah, an accident won't happen to me". As downside extra: it can have a big negative impact to those who saw the accident and the family of the victim. And sometimes it can be easily prevented. By JUST using a helmet.
Nancy E 7 years ago
My husband wears a helmet mowing the backyard to deflect oncoming golf balls.
Ignas Malgré 7 years ago
Where is the photo of Michael Shumacher ? Where the helmet was responsible for smashing a camera in his head and making him a life long plant ?
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
So, you folks that are not going to hear a helmet or hard hat out of site/revolt against the government, your parents, your boss, or whoever -- there's an old saying about cutting off your nose to spite your face... How about bashing in your skull and dumping your brains on the floor to spite somebody? WEAR THE DAMNED SAFETY GEAR!!!!
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
Dang, gotta change out my keyboard --"p" key sticks, others don't work consistently.
Load More Replies... Puddin Tane 7 years ago
If people don't get the point or they still insist they "need to feel the wind in their hair", pray for their families. They can't have known they raised an idiot that thinks only of themselves.
Patrick McKenna 7 years ago
disappointed no imperial stormtrooper helmets damage with a blaster.
Larry Bud Melman 7 years ago
With my full face moto helmet another plus is that I can sing in there and noby knows it, plus great accoustics. I also dig not getting chapped lips.
Israel Martinez 7 years ago
This reminds me of the kick to the head Crazy Joe Davola gave Kramer that ended up denting the helmet ...
Tony Franklin 7 years ago
crock of s**t, helmets for cycling have being proven to be detrimental not just to safety but to freedom of choice and also induces victim blaming. cycle helmets are too flimsy and don't do sick otherwise the stats would have picked this up. They simply don't, you only need look at the effects in Australia and NZ when they introduced compulsion for all ages to see the negative effects!
Brian Yanke 7 years ago
looks like harley davidson is more of a status symbol whether or not you can hadle riding one is not even a concern size for your ability and never never never drink and ride reaction time is hard without drinking be safe keep it on 2 wheels and upright
Carol Taylor 7 years ago
I'm an Aussie..its mandatory here in Oz to wear helmets when Cycling/riding/skating all of them..so you can understand my shock/horror when l visited the States last trip and saw motorcyclist's get'n around on motorbikes wearing only singlets, thongs (flip flops) and NO BLOODY HELMETS...they really dont care about themselves and the family members who'll be caring for their vegetable state bodies after a crash..
Sarah Wyszynski 7 years ago
My husband was in a motorcycle crash his helmet did not save his life. His helmet when flying off into a tree.
Luke Heironimus 7 years ago
Just because the helmets scratched or beaten up doesn't mean you would have died if you hadn't had one on.
Jazmine Mullaney 7 years ago
I have been in one really bad motorcycle accident my boyfriend at the time was driving he went to turn and bam out of no where a car hits is he flew off the bike about a foot away me I was lucky I only got a mean road rash and a broken arm his helmet and mine both saved our life's his specially if his helmet wasn't on when he hit the wall he would have been gone
Wayn Yarboro 7 years ago
I am thankful that I was wearing a helmet when I was in an accident on my motorcycle on 3/8/17. I got a broken leg, broken collar bone, 9 fractured ribs, and fractured sternum. I only received a few light scratches on my face. After seeing the damage to my helmet, I was thankful that I was wearing it because there were several signs of direct impact to my head...upper and lower front and sides. This accident happened right after I got off of work and was about 2/10mi from where I turned onto the road to head home. The vehicle I hit decided to cross traffic in front of me and from what I was told, I almost t-boned them in the driver's side.
Scott Peck 7 years ago
Read this on a poster in a Honda dealership: "If you have a $10.00 head wear a $10.00 helmet".
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident we should probably be married by now. Btw, hair was my mom's
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident we should probably be married by now.
Leonardo Sah 7 years ago
How a helmet saved my life once: I used to have a girlfriend and she was a bore. I was supposed to give her a ride after work, so I brought my spare helmet. She found a long hair which was clearly not hers and broke up with me. If it wasn't for this incident, we should probably be married by now.
Luis 7 years ago
I am another helmet's thankful person. The attached picture shows the helmet that saved my life.
I was hang gliding and I nobody knows what happened (nobody saw it) but the accident left me 2 weeks in coma with serious injuries. DSC_0527-5...c1c926.jpg
Nony Pestejo 7 years ago
I never ride my big bike without a helmet. I had one accident that broke the chin and forehead of the helmet without any head injury. The latest was an accident that left me 7 broken bones, with just a scratch on my head because my helmet was removed at mid-air after the impact because it was not properly locked.
GlassOfWater 7 years ago
If you don't wear a helmet while riding a bicycle or motorbike in Australia, you are breaking the law.
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