I'm surprised he hasn't invented one himself.
I'm surprised he hasn't invented one himself.
Errr, this is 5 retards on a Honda Wave we're talking about, not 2 normal people of a real motorbike.Originally Posted by DrB0b
Originally Posted by DrB0bI expect BOb hasn't noticed that Thai's with kids on their bikes (especially the woman) don't live in his fast lane life style.Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
I send most of my time banked up behind these silly woman doing about 25 kms per hour and yes BOb I believe those lightweight imported bicycle helmets are more than practicle for very young kids and if someone is daft enough to let a Thai ship them around as pillion passengers.
Do they not make any kind of child's motorbike helmets?
Might be something you want to look into LT, could be an earner.
I see 'em doing 50 -60 + everyday.Originally Posted by Loy Toy
Of course they do, and like DrBob said, a bicycle helmet on a kid isn't going to be much use when you hit the concrete at those kind of speeds.
I am sure you do and out on the open roads where you live JJ but I am talking about Km/h not MPH. What are you witnessing JJ, Km/h or MPH and with young children on the motorcycle?Originally Posted by jandajoy
LT are you saying you have never seen Thais drive a motorcycle with kids on going over 50 km/h?
LT, I'm sure most of us have understood and come to terms with the fact that kilometers are used here in LOS.Originally Posted by Loy Toy
What have miles got to do with anything?
I don't really understand the point you are trying to make.
I worked on the first plastic motor cycle production line SET UP up by "Bell Helmets" Australia over 20 years ago but not so sure how successful that went mate as I left soon after it was completed to live in LOS. I was also involved with the construction hard hat industry and they are just too heavy.Originally Posted by tjyflhol
I think it could work here mate but you may have to look at a more aerospace type of material rather than a standard engineering plastic because of weights.
And differentiate between kilometers and miles, I suppose.Originally Posted by Loy Toy
Originally Posted by DrB0bI was responding too BOb's question to me and before you butted in!Originally Posted by jandajoy
Have you witnessed mothers doing 70MPH with their 3 year old kids on their Honda wave JJ?Originally Posted by jandajoy
Ahh, the trials and tribulations of forum speak.....Originally Posted by Loy Toy
Nope. Speed's generally measured in Kilometers here as far as I know. I'd have thought you knew that, given your years of experience.Originally Posted by Loy Toy
There ya go and now I will wait for the good Dr's response!Originally Posted by jandajoy
As my last response to your shortsighted ignorance, troll.. Genius, what I'm saying is what many others here have also echoed.
At 70 MPH he isn't likely to survive anything at 3 years old and certainly won't if his poor little head gets twisted off it's shoulders by the G forces of a 9 Lb. adult helmet plus the weight of his head rolling around on the ground he just doesn't have the neck muscles for that which also includes his ability to hold his up while riding, bloody hell! That much weight might even cause him to fall off being that top heavy..
He's far more likely to survive anything at all and again we are mostly talking about lower speeds 40 MPH and the like which is what high end bike helmets are rated for and more in a case where they crash on their own or against another motorcy hopefully with someone with a bit more of the common sense than you're displaying here by them not traveling at that speed in the first place with a 3 year old anyway, bad enough they are even taking the child on it at all..
No!! Not likely it will withstand a dump truck (god forbid) rolling over him..
But not answer my question. Fair enough.Originally Posted by Loy Toy
KPH or MPH kids dead,Originally Posted by DrivingForce
Maybe, but at least he might have a fighting chance if his head is still attached.. I agree, it really is a moot point that's why the bike helmet is best because at a much slower speed the G forces are going to be far more damaging than he would ever suffer from the ineffectiveness of a bike helmet, his brain might still be in tact but his poor little head wouldn't be a part of his body anymore or he'd never walk again at far lower speeds than with any motorcy helmet..
^^ Lucky your wife works hard enough to protect your kid's heads with these helmets then isn't it.
If it was left to you they would probably be wearing DF patented 'personal solar panels' on their heads and being filmed for your next Obama proposal.
Bad news, someone else has got there first. Another disclosure contract leaked no doubt by that dastardly LT!
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JJ with all the pedantic's here 70MPH versus 70KPH is a significant difference and not everyone speaks in KPH as you assume. If he said MPH which he clearly did then that is what the rebuttal was relative to and justifiably so.. B0b being the most pedantic here would most certainly have jumped all over that if anyone else posted it that way and moreover I don't think it was an oversight his part..
LT, the best consumer bicycle helmets are rated for impacts at 15KPH. They're also designed for different forms of impact than people would experience in a motorbike accident. Different helmets are designed for different purposes and it's not really a good idea to mix and match. A horse-riding helmet is no good to a skier, a skiing helmet is no good to a cyclist, and a cycling helmet is no good for a motor-cyclist.
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