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Pros with no helmets

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hiphopopotamus
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 45
after watching alot of this years movies i have noticed that almost all the pros dont wear helmets. it makes me mad because they have so much talent that could be wasted with a bad fall. it is also iresponsible from them because kids look up to them. i know they are unconfortable and not stylish but come on its your head. and you cant fix your head
Sep 24 2007 8:18PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Dude, I'm so done with you and your pussy ass arguments. Fuck, I dont even know why you are arguing, you're just making yourself look stupid. Read what I read, I said I take precautionary measures to make inherently risky activities safer. I really have no idea if wearing a helmet in a car is safer than not (and we're talking everyday driving, not racing), but I can bet you that the costs outweigh the benefits. Regaurdless of that, this is about wearing helmets skiing, not in a car, not to the mall and not in your bed at home because you're afraid of a meteorite crashing through your roof and hitting you.

In a car, you have steel and airbags to protect your head, and they work pretty well. You dont have that protection for your noggin when skiing, so wear a helmet. Also, I'm done with this if all you are going to do is repeat your 'slippery slope' argument, I think theres enough of a difference between cars and skiing to warrant the use of helmets.
Sep 28 2007 3:57PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
imo, its all personal choice, if you wanna put your head in danger, go for it, if your confident enough in your tricks that you think you dont need one, then fine, i wear one cause i've had far to many concussions and really cant risk anymore, i know the helmet wont stop you form getting a concussion, but it will lessen the chance
Sep 29 2007 2:06PM
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asfffffffffdd
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 1,103
that entirely different.... there are millions of people driving everyday, so of course the death/injury numbers are going to be higher... but skiing is definately more dangerous then driving.

i for one would very likely be a vergetable if i didn't wear a helmet... two sesons ago i caught slush taking off switch, ended up landing sideway, whiplashed my head onto the ground, knocked myself out and went into a siezure.... i woke up 7 hours later in a hospital with a horrible concussion... and the doctor told me that my helmet may have saved my life.

so i fully disagree with you and have to say that that was a shitty annalogy.... pros should be wearing helmets, so it influences dumbasses like you that think your too cool for them and that you're never going to get hurt
Sep 29 2007 2:31PM
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jca
Posts: 4172 - Karma: 6,310
as i sit here right now i cant do shit all for a month because i wasnt wearing a helmet and i ate shit on my longboard and got a 4th grade concussion.
I think its bullshit that people dont wear helmets when they can obviously do so much for you. It only takes one mistake to get permanent brain damage and once you fuck your brain over your not getting it back.
Sep 29 2007 3:42PM
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doublexl
Posts: 8407 - Karma: 27
its not really there job to be role models. look at thall.
Sep 29 2007 8:43PM
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n-o
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 41
when was the last time you saw a car doing a sw cork 10 50 feet in the air over a highway.......
Sep 29 2007 8:49PM
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NickSteezy
Posts: 396 - Karma: 181
HOLY SHIT right on  man

Completely agree.

when i go days skiing in my comfort zone i just rock no helmet and headphones, but if i every want to try somethin new i always wear a helmet. But thats me. No one said u have to wear one. I Do, and i dont care who else has one. For the record i think helmets look good and are comefortable. Again just my opinioin
Sep 30 2007 10:08AM
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NickSteezy
Posts: 396 - Karma: 181
WORD UP

agreed
Sep 30 2007 10:10AM
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mohawkskier
Posts: 743 - Karma: 98
sure kids look up to them but that doesnt mean they need to wear helmets it is still a personal choice and they are not irresponcible for not wearing a helmet
Sep 30 2007 10:19AM
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skithesprings
Posts: 9086 - Karma: 1,349
how retarded can you be. ive benn riding in cars for 16 years and have never been in an accident or suffered any injury. (and i dont wear a helmet) ive skied for about ten years and five heavily in the park, and hit my head more times than i can count and have even been knocked unconcious.
therefore i wear a helmet when i ski. but there is no way that you can say there is more risk in a car than skiing. think about skiing in the park. at no time in my life have i been thrown 15 feet in the air over a 60 foot length while spinning in a car. however, ill do it 15 or 20 times per day while im skiing. perhaps next time you should think about what youre talking about before you make such an absurd statement.
Sep 30 2007 11:27AM
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gfanuckaa
Posts: 538 - Karma: 292
yea he was in a coma after overshootin a jump at the vto or uso cant remember
Sep 30 2007 8:08PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 12
most skateboarders dont wear helmets right. i know most of yall arent like this, but i cant stand people who are addicted to wearing their helmet because if they dont wear it they get scared, and they try to tell everybody that their stupid for not wearing their helmet to make themselves feel better about having to wear one.
Oct 1 2007 12:49AM
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solitaryman
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dawt
Oct 1 2007 1:00AM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 1,664
i know its begenning to look like skateboarding.I havent seen a pro steet skater where a helmet in years.i know skateboarding u fall on cement but still.if ur doin urben its excactly the same.personally i dont think there uncomfortable and its not like there heavy or enything.its just sorta dumb if u dont where one.
Oct 1 2007 1:40AM
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jacqui-la-fripui
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 12
naw i think what i said was closer to the truth, plus by your logic i guess charles gagnier must be dead by now eh?
Oct 1 2007 1:59AM
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dirty_dreb
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k, HOLY FUCK

k, look. you drive a car everyday, to work, whatever, theres speed limits, air bags, your not "pushing your limits" while driving your car, theres crash tests to make sure cars are safer etc.


now, i have NO idea why driving a car without a helmet has anything to do with wearing a helmet in skiing.

when you ski, theres always a chance of catching a edge, or miscalculating a trick. Its also for many of us, a sport where we push ourselves almost everyday were out there, trying new things were shit can go wrong. Its not like, oh i rear ended someone, damn my insurance is going up, its oh fuck i just rear ended a tree going slow as fuck on skis, and i just smashed my head because theres absolutley no protection.


If your not wearing a helmet skiing, its like wearing no visor in hockey, it doesnt make that big of a difference if you have the visor or not, but it stops a shitload of damage being inflicted on your face / head, expecially when your in a sport where small shit can fuck you up.

Oct 1 2007 2:00AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Dont worry, I would still call you an idiot regaurdless of your opinion on helmets. Keep up those inspiring and insightful comments.
Oct 1 2007 4:14AM
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gaydar
Posts: 543 - Karma: 5
a dude with a gun in his signaute is sad because guys arent wearing protective helmets when they ski and a dude in a crew called 40s blunts ice 9s is sad because a pro skier was drunk. what do you guys want from them!
Oct 1 2007 4:59AM
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jmason
Posts: 1595 - Karma: 136
sometimes way worse falls too, cuz skiing has rails, and massively retardedly big jumps...

and yeah the biking pros have caught on that they need helmets... the skiers will catch on eventually

but now especially cuz the helmet does look good, a lot of them are starting to wear helmets way more than they used too
Oct 1 2007 2:56PM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
maybe this was said already, but i just laughed when kids on Scarred mangle their heads when they do a huge drop onto concrete with no protection whatsoever and end up wrecking themselves.
Oct 1 2007 3:10PM
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lechef
Posts: 1111 - Karma: 36
this is not because they are pro that they cant fall. wear a helmet if u want to, and if u think it gay this is just your problem that wont change my choice of wearing one.
Oct 1 2007 5:38PM
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slashquatch
Posts: 874 - Karma: 17
thats a pretty intense view on it
Oct 1 2007 6:13PM
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purplejumpsuit
Posts: 2208 - Karma: 157
when I was yunger I never wore a helmet and im suprised im not dead, I always have my helmet on now cuz im trying stuff that I know I could get hurt doing.
I agree it would be a good idea for more pro's to have helmets on in the videos, but as long as they dont say helmets are a stupid idea then im not getting mad.
Oct 1 2007 6:15PM
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kjfreerider
Posts: 2495 - Karma: 14
snow and ice hurt just as much as dirt and rocks? WTF if i had a choice of jumping into a pile of snow or a pile of dirt id have to go with the snow.
Oct 1 2007 7:29PM
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[Toby]
Posts: 766 - Karma: 10
dont say everyone, i freeride in a half face with nothing besides knee pads and gloves

i think its safer gives me more control, i will only use full face for downhill
Oct 1 2007 8:16PM
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13stripes
Posts: 3795 - Karma: 273
seriously a helmet doesnt make you unbreakable, like idk where kids get this idea that with a helmet on they cant possibly get hurt. Pros are pros for a reason, they dont fuck up, like yea everyone does but its rare when they do and for the most part when do you land on your head cause i've hit my head once skiing and i did have a helemet on and got a concusion and i dont think it would have been much different without the helmet
Oct 1 2007 10:10PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 12
at least im not a fag
Oct 1 2007 10:27PM
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Mykel
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 84
If a kid isn't going to wear a helmet because his/her favourite pro doesn't wear one, clearly that kid is an idiot and a blow to the head won't affect anything. Well perhaps it would rid the world of one more worthless human being.
Oct 2 2007 12:32AM
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
werd I am proud to be a montanan. Seriously how many of the kids here drink or smoke that are arguing for helmets? Your arguement is already ruined. No one used to wear helmets and now all of a sudden its all the rage, do it or your not safe. Do what you want shit happens sometimes. THats life/
Oct 2 2007 12:54AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Oh come on, he's not going to know what that means, poor show.
Oct 2 2007 2:37AM
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RudyGarmisch
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But both of them never grace Ski Gabber anymore.
Oct 2 2007 2:59AM
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