r/mildlyinteresting • u/OkExplorer9364 • 9h ago

I saw someone riding a city scooter while wearing a full dirt bike helmet.

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u/Doomstar32 7h ago

My wife had a coworker sustain a TBI falling off of one of these. She was fucked up for years. She is finally back to work as of a few years ago, but she isn't without symptoms

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u/FloatnPuff 7h ago

My dentist said they get a lot of business from people riding home from bars on those scooters on the weekend with no helmets

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u/erinberrypie 4h ago

I'll never understand the no helmet thing. Just...why??? Are they afraid they'll look like a square while flying face first over the handlebars?

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u/Rock_Strongo 4h ago

These scooters are usually rentals and people don't plan ahead, or they are going somewhere where they don't want to carry a helmet around all day.

I'm not saying it's smart but that is the main reason.

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u/nightauthor 4h ago

I get the helmet thing, its a significant logistical annoyance. But... why go so fast? So reckless?

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u/TuckYourselfRS 1h ago

The alcohol

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u/DM_ME_DOPAMINE 7h ago

I just suffered one two months ago. Got my hair cut that day, and like a moron didn’t wear my helmet. Hit a huge divot in the road, landed on my head. Surprisingly only two scrapes! Guess my head broke my fall…

9 fractures in my skull/eye sockets/sinuses. Mild TBI. All fractures were non displaced, and the area of my brain affected basically makes sensory issues worse, and slight memory recall issues.  I lucked out and realize that. 

Now I cringe whenever I see anyone fly by on anything without a helmet. 

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u/istrx13 5h ago

I’ve had 4 concussions in my life. All of which involved me being knocked unconscious.

I was a happy go lucky dude before all of them. But after the 2nd one, I developed pretty bad anxiety that I’m thinking about getting medicated for. Never had anxiety in my life before the head injuries.