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gumbo
03-09-2009, 03:51 PM
Growing up how many of you have ever known anyone who suffered a head injury from riding a bicycle?
Not including anyone that was hit by a car.
migtig
03-09-2009, 03:52 PM
Does yourself count? :roflmao: *graceful even as a child*
gumbo
03-09-2009, 03:53 PM
Does yourself count? :roflmao: *graceful even as a child*
This explains a lot...:razz:
Larry Gude
03-09-2009, 03:54 PM
Skinned knees, shoulders, elbows and palms, hip pointers, yes, head injuries, no.
vraiblonde
03-09-2009, 03:55 PM
I know people who got hurt on bikes, myself included, but they were just boo boos and not any major injuries.
gumbo
03-09-2009, 03:57 PM
I know people who got hurt on bikes, myself included, but they were just boo boos and not any major injuries.
Ha Um...:whistle:
anyone who suffered a head injury from riding a bicycle
Christy
03-09-2009, 03:58 PM
I got a few busted lips from falling off of my bike. I am very surprised that kids these days aren't forced to where full face helmets while tooling around on their Huffy. :ohwell: Kids these days get to have no fun.
vraiblonde
03-09-2009, 04:04 PM
Ha Um...:whistle:
Okay, well if you fall off your bike and land on your head, technically it's a head injury, right? :handsonhips:
But it was just a bonk, not a serious concussion or anything like that.
Anyway, I think I know where you're going with this.
migtig
03-09-2009, 04:08 PM
This explains a lot...:razz:
:huggy: I was also dropped as a baby. :roflmao:
Seriously, I was a daredevil and decided I could "stunt" bike like Evil Knevil and wound up wrapping my bike around a tree, knocking out a baby tooth and knocking my arse silly. My dad was hot too. Not for getting hurt, but for hurting the bike. :roflmao:
sockgirl77
03-09-2009, 04:19 PM
Growing up how many of you have ever known anyone who suffered a head injury from riding a bicycle?
Not including anyone that was hit by a car.
You taking your training wheels off? Need Momma to come help you with your boo boo, Baby?
gumbo
03-09-2009, 04:22 PM
Anyway, I think I know where you're going with this.
Thats because you're smart like that.
You do know I really didnt give a flyin rats ass about Fight Club anymore.
I haven't in a long time. Hell I really never did. It was just an idea do give some, a place to vent. And poke fun at um.
So I just let you be the bad guy.. You're so much better at it than I am.:huggy:
Pandora
03-09-2009, 04:25 PM
:huggy: I was also dropped as a baby. :roflmao:
Seriously, I was a daredevil and decided I could "stunt" bike like Evil Knevil and wound up wrapping my bike around a tree, knocking out a baby tooth and knocking my arse silly. My dad was hot too. Not for getting hurt, but for hurting the bike. :roflmao:
I did something like that (minus the tree) hanging off the monkey bars with one leg, knocked my tooth out and was out cold. I think I said something like, hey mom, look at me before I fell.
Besides that incident, I did okay on peddle bikes, dirt bikes and ATV’s but I cannot say the same for roller skates. :mad:
gumbo
03-09-2009, 04:27 PM
You taking your training wheels off? Need Momma to come help you with your boo boo, Baby?
:blushing: Will you kiss it make it feel better?
Beta84
03-09-2009, 04:32 PM
Does yourself count? :roflmao: *graceful even as a child*
Hi Grace! :howdy:
I don't remember...I know people who fell off and cracked their helmets, but that saved em from hurting their heads. So probably not
pcjohnnyb
03-09-2009, 04:34 PM
I never fell off a bike, but one time we were playing capture the flag at school and I nearly concussed myself on one of the metal swingset poles...I hit that thing hard, right in my temple :killingme
sockgirl77
03-09-2009, 04:41 PM
:blushing: Will you kiss it make it feel better?
Wait, you were talking about your upper brain, right?
vraiblonde
03-09-2009, 05:18 PM
So I just let you be the bad guy.. You're so much better at it than I am.:huggy:
That's because I have more practice.
baileydog
03-09-2009, 05:21 PM
I was about 11 and my friend had a stingray with a bannana seat and it had a sppedometer on it. I was riding it as fast as I could and went around a sharp turn, bike went the one direction and I went the other and it knocked me out cold.
nomoney
03-09-2009, 06:35 PM
I once dared one of my friends to try to ride with her eyes closed. The dumbsh!t actually did it and ran head first into a mailbox. I don't think it really caused her too much brain damage though.
unixpirate
03-09-2009, 06:52 PM
Growing up how many of you have ever known anyone who suffered a head injury from riding a bicycle?
Not including anyone that was hit by a car.
It hurt really bad when you through me out of FC :buddies:
itsbob
03-09-2009, 06:55 PM
I was knocked unconscious when I hit a car on my bike. Woke up underneath the car... a little VW bug..
Broke my shoulder trying to ride my bike with a bucket on the handlebars.. I was going fishing, and was riding my sting-ray.. I was soooo cool back then..
Bent my fork all caddywompus when I ran it into a wall at the bottom of a HUGE hill..
When ass over elbows at about 30 MPH in front of the high school on my road bike..
When over the handlebars a couple of times in Germany as an adult.. wet brakes don't work well on bicycles.. and a six inch curb WILL bring you to a dead stop.. Well bring the bike to a dead stop.. you not so much..
Yeah, I've had my issues on bikes, but I spent A LOT of time on my bike(s) growing up.. as did my friends.. None of us were ever taken to the hospital for a head injury..
And I NEVER had an injury on my unicycle.. until I tried to ride my sons 6 footer!! That didn't go so well.
itsbob
03-09-2009, 06:57 PM
I was about 11 and my friend had a stingray with a bannana seat and it had a sppedometer on it. I was riding it as fast as I could and went around a sharp turn, bike went the one direction and I went the other and it knocked me out cold.
Did your parents take you to the hospital?? Did you tell your parents??
Mine didn't take me in, and they knew I had been knocked out..I woke up I was fine, why bother?
toppick08
03-09-2009, 06:58 PM
My buddy ran over my neck after I plowed in to a paper box, and we laughed about it....had chewing gum from head to toe...:lol:
nomoney
03-09-2009, 07:04 PM
my oldest ran his bike into a ditch and shattered the growth plate in his elbow. There was no head injury involved....although every now and then when I'm wringing his neck I wonder......
gumbo
03-09-2009, 07:16 PM
So far from everyone I asked this question and from everyone thats seen this thread.
No one knows or has heard of anyone that has suffered serious head trauma or died from a serious head injury resulting from a bicycle crash.
And we all know that little bicycle helmet wouldn't even help a little bit if you were run over by a car.
So who are these group of witches that push all these stupid retarded laws?
When I read the Bible I use to find it very anti women and I always thought a lot of the books in there were very unfair to women.
But know that I've seen what congregations of busy buddy beotches are capable of in politics. I fully understand and agree with that that is written in the book of the lord.
I have met and admire women with common sense. But the fact is there are so few of you.
Softballkid
03-09-2009, 07:21 PM
I know someone who flipped off a bike and had to get stitches, but needless to say, now she is probably smarter than 90% of the people on these boards... Masters degree, all that kinda crap, works for the gov... doing good for herself..
But, it wasn't a life ending (obviously), or rest of her life type of head injury... but she did bust it open pretty damn good...
Would a helmet have helped... in her case yes....
As for where your going with this... I think they should be optional :yay:
unixpirate
03-09-2009, 07:33 PM
So far from everyone I asked this question and from everyone thats seen this thread.
No one knows or has heard of anyone that has suffered serious head trauma or died from a serious head injury resulting from a bicycle crash.
And we all know that little bicycle helmet wouldn't even help a little bit if you were run over by a car.
So who are these group of witches that push all these stupid retarded laws?
When I read the Bible I use to find it very anti women and I always thought a lot of the books in there were very unfair to women.
But know that I've seen what congregations of busy buddy beotches are capable of in politics. I fully understand and agree with that that is written in the book of the lord.
I have met and admire women with common sense. But the fact is there are so few of you.
My brother was in a car accident from his own stupidity and was in a coma for 2 months. Because of his head injury's he had to learn to walk and talk all over again. He maintained is #######ness when he recooped.
SiPiO
03-09-2009, 10:52 PM
I was on the handlebars of a bike, my buddy was driving, and we got clipped by a bus (a city bus). Nailed us hard, tossed me in the woods on the side of the road and my buddy was slammed in to the grass on the side of the road. We didnt hang out and wait for the Police/Paramedics as we were stoned.
So brain damage/head trauma.....maybe...... but it was more of a " get the f*** out of here before the cops take our w33d" moment than anything.
Airgasm
03-09-2009, 11:25 PM
I got a few busted lips from falling off of my bike. I am very surprised that kids these days aren't forced to where full face helmets while tooling around on their Huffy. :ohwell: Kids these days get to have no fun.
I had a huffy, but never got a pair of PF Flyers...
Bikes were, and are a great way to get around...One of the greatest forms of freedom I had as a child!
BS Gal
03-09-2009, 11:35 PM
If I had just looked in my rear view mirror on my Schwin, I would never have received that bump on my head. :shrug:
sockgirl77
03-09-2009, 11:36 PM
If I had just looked in my rear view mirror on my Schwin, I would never have received that bump on my head. :shrug:
:roflmao:
Beaver-Cleaver
03-10-2009, 12:31 AM
Long time ago, I was riding home from school in Florida (about a 5 mile ride) and something got in the front wheel causing it to lock up causing the rear wheel to go up and over. I was riding about my average speed (25-30 mph) when it happened. Head and arm hit asphalt. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet which probably saved my life but I'd be lying if I said the rest of my body didn't hurt like hell. Sidelined me from soccer for a few games, other than that I was up and walking the next day.
The whole thing was caught on a survalliance video. I shouldn't have survived that because the bike landed in the middle of traffic. Florida drivers, unlike Maryland drivers, will stop if something's happened though.
School used the video to promote safety - aka wearing a helmet when you're riding a bicycle.
RareBreed
03-10-2009, 06:12 AM
I was showing off for one of my friends on my ten-speed. Had my feet sticking out in front of me. Got one of my shoes caught in the tire and flipped over the handlebars. My friend stopped to help me and nearly got run over by a car backing out of their driveway.
vraiblonde
03-10-2009, 08:15 AM
So who are these group of witches that push all these stupid retarded laws?
Well, wait a minute - it takes two to tango.
People are nutty and that is well established. But somebody actually wrote that bill. And some other bodies voted it into law. Those people were mostly male.
dustin
03-10-2009, 10:12 AM
ive probably had a couple concussions from the multiple crashes and hitting roots and trees, etc when i used to ride single track (mt bike) back in high school. helmets dont protect you from that. :lol:
Long time ago, I was riding home from school in Florida (about a 5 mile ride) and something got in the front wheel causing it to lock up causing the rear wheel to go up and over. I was riding about my average speed (25-30 mph) when it happened. Head and arm hit asphalt. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet which probably saved my life but I'd be lying if I said the rest of my body didn't hurt like hell. Sidelined me from soccer for a few games, other than that I was up and walking the next day.
The whole thing was caught on a survalliance video. I shouldn't have survived that because the bike landed in the middle of traffic. Florida drivers, unlike Maryland drivers, will stop if something's happened though.
School used the video to promote safety - aka wearing a helmet when you're riding a bicycle.
Is there any chance you could get that video and pass it along here? I would LOVE to see it. :roflmao:
SoMDGirl42
03-10-2009, 10:17 AM
My son received a head injury from a bike accident. Knocked him out cold. The entire time in the ambulance and for a few hours at the hospital he didn't know what happened and kept repeating the same things over and over again. It was very scary.
He fully recovered, thank goodness. He'll be 20 this month, now he kills his brain cells the old fashioned way that most 20 year olds do, partying, smoking and drinking. :ohwell:
PsyOps
03-10-2009, 05:36 PM
My younger brother banged up his chin falling off a tricyle when he was about 3. He needed about 5 stitches.
I did know a guy that was playing touch football a long time ago. He fell and hit the back of his head on a rock. We went home, fell asleep and died in his sleep. Must've been a severe concusion.
gumbo
03-10-2009, 06:49 PM
If I wasn't looking in my rear view mirror on my Schwin, I would never have received that bump on my head. :shrug:
;fixed: Goober.:smoochy:
Well, wait a minute - it takes two to tango.
People are nutty and that is well established. But somebody actually wrote that bill. And some other bodies voted it into law. Those people were mostly male.
P whipped men. They might as well be women.
tygrace
03-10-2009, 08:56 PM
My brother and I were racing on the roads thru the power lines (30 years ago you could ride there). I was on my Yamaha GT80 (i was 12 at the time), he was on a 125. I was in the lead, kept looking back and laughing at him, then all of a sudden he was looking at me laying on the ground laughing at me!! I had hit a big rock and just went down!! I had a helmet on, only broke my thumb. The good ole days!!!
willie
03-11-2009, 07:53 AM
A long while back at the Falkland apartments in Silver Spring, I had a high speed head on collision with Maury Povich (infamous son of Shirley Povich). Both our Roadmasters were totaled. We both had a lot of road rash but nothing serious. In later years I suspected that maybe that wreck did scramble his head.
nachomama
03-11-2009, 01:24 PM
I never fell off a bike, but one time we were playing capture the flag at school and I nearly concussed myself on one of the metal swingset poles...I hit that thing hard, right in my temple :killingme
That explains a lot. :yay:
Long time ago, I was riding home from school in Florida (about a 5 mile ride) and something got in the front wheel causing it to lock up causing the rear wheel to go up and over. I was riding about my average speed (25-30 mph) when it happened. Head and arm hit asphalt. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet which probably saved my life but I'd be lying if I said the rest of my body didn't hurt like hell. Sidelined me from soccer for a few games, other than that I was up and walking the next day.
So does this. :yay:
My brother was out in an old gravel pit behind our house early one morning on his bike (pre-mandatory helmet time). Him and a bunch of us had made a bunch of ramps back there and he was out playing around. He went to jump a ramp once, pulled up on the handle bars and the handle bars came off his bike.:yikes:
He walked in my room and said "I think I hurt my face..." I woke up to see what I thought was Freddy Freaking Kruger standing right in front of me. I may have wet the bed, I don't remember.
He cut up the right side of his face pretty good. Had several stitches all over it and swelled up like a mofo. He looked like the elephant man for about a week or so.
He didn't lose any teeth, didn't break any bones, and he suffered no brain injuries from this occurence. This was back before helmets were mandatory on bicycles. Heck, we only wore helmets when we were on our dirt bikes and 4-wheelers half the time. :lol:
Xbox360
03-18-2009, 11:25 AM
I never had a bike growing up. I think it would be cool to ride in the side car on someones motorcycle.
Thats because you're smart like that.
You do know I really didnt give a flyin rats ass about Fight Club anymore.
I haven't in a long time. Hell I really never did. It was just an idea do give some, a place to vent. And poke fun at um.
So I just let you be the bad guy.. You're so much better at it than I am.:huggy:
ruhroh
jetmonkey
03-18-2009, 11:35 AM
Long time ago, I was riding home from school in Florida (about a 5 mile ride) and something got in the front wheel causing it to lock up causing the rear wheel to go up and over. I was riding about my average speed (25-30 mph) when it happened. Head and arm hit asphalt. Fortunately, I was wearing a helmet which probably saved my life but I'd be lying if I said the rest of my body didn't hurt like hell. Sidelined me from soccer for a few games, other than that I was up and walking the next day.
The whole thing was caught on a survalliance video. I shouldn't have survived that because the bike landed in the middle of traffic. Florida drivers, unlike Maryland drivers, will stop if something's happened though.
School used the video to promote safety - aka wearing a helmet when you're riding a bicycle.
spaz
spaz
His average speed on a bike was 30 MPH! His Keith Olbermann helmet saved his life and he is the star of Florida middle schools version of "BLOOD ON THE ASPHALT!" safety film.
Show some freaking respect!
Bubbaj47
03-20-2009, 06:44 PM
Some years back a friend was riding his kids bike and fell striking his head on a curb. It killed him, so yes this does happen. I have fallen and struck my head and scraped it up but had no real damage. this was all in the days befor helmets were required.
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