I just wanted to share my experience from this morning.
When you are riding a bike, you wear a helmet.
No discussion.

(I'm fine, just a few minor injuries. I'm happy to be alive because I hit the deck really hard with my head.)

#cycling

@ricobeck ja, auch aus meiner Erfahrung, immer mit Helm! Gute Besserung!
@ricobeck Oh mein Gott! Aber wie geht es dem Rad!?!
@ricobeck Sorry to read that. You should limit your screen time to let your brain heal. Helmets are vital but you have still banged your brain.
@ricobeck Yikes. Glad it wasn’t worse.
@ricobeck I'll never understand the people I see who are riding a bike without a helmet. I've hit my head a bunch of times often without any warning while mountain biking. Always grateful for my helmets.

@tapforms @ricobeck Same. Buy a great helmet and wear it!

My Dad used to say “$10 head, $10 helmet”

BUY A GOOD ONE!

@fahrni full face helmet for the win! Not cheap but worth every penny.

@tapforms Exactly!

I once flipped an ATC backwards and it rolled over me and took a gash out of the helmet as it went over me.

@fahrni yikes! That could have been very bad. Glad you were wearing your helmet.
@tapforms @ricobeck If you're curious to understand, I mostly don't because 100s of falls and 1 head hit.
I won't try any serious mountain biking without a full armor though.

@ricobeck puh, gut zu hören, dass es nicht so schlimm war! Erhol dich gut.

Ich bin seit ich 16 war nicht mehr von einem Auto mitgenommen worden, und es war langsam beim Einbiegen auf einen Parkplatz, aber ich war trotzdem eine Weile noch ein bisschen durch den Wind.

Darum schönes langes Wochenende schon mal :)

@ricobeck Gute Besserung, alter Recke.
@ricobeck Glad it wasn't more serious! Get well soon.
Gute Heilung und Erholung ❤️‍🩹
@ricobeck Ein Glück, dass nichts richtig Schlimmes passiert ist! Gute Besserung 🙌
@ricobeck Get well soon and I’m pleased to hear you’re generally okay.
@ricobeck oh shit! Gute Besserung!! 🍀
@ricobeck I’ve seen you without a helmet before 😉
@ricobeck ohaaaa! Good thing you had a helmet then!
@ricobeck Auweh, ich wünsche dir gute Besserung! Auf dass du bald wieder im Sattel sitzt.
@ricobeck Oh, that looks terrifying. Hope you're doing well again! 🤞

@ricobeck
Millions of Dutch kids and parents think this is ridiculous.
Perhaps you meant “When you are riding at high speed going downhill on a Mountain or Racing bike, you wear a helmet.”?
When I race, I wear a helmet. When I’m leasurely bringing my kid to school (in the Netherlands!!) we don’t.

Context matters

But take care and get well soon! ❤️‍🩹

@axel @ricobeck Infrastructure for biking in cities is very different in Germany.
@WLBORg @ricobeck
You mean: “non-existent”?
@ricobeck Ach du Schreck, hab es eben erst mitbekommen! Ich wünsche Dir ebenfalls eine gute und zügige Gesundung!