Wearing a bicycle helmet caused Boris Johnson to crash his bike !

MungoMan

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23947064-boris-johnson-turns-out-to-vote-sporting-an-unsightly-black-eye.do

For all the advantages of helmets, and there are many, they can obstruct visibility.

Sr. Assumpta

Boris Johnson turns out to vote sporting an unsightly black eye

"I had a helmet on and couldn't see," he said.

He came to vote with wife Marina, with whom he has been trying to mend his relationship after allegations of his infidelity surfaced last year.


Methinks his helmet may not be to blame for his black eye.....

BostonB

MungoMan wrote: »

....For all the advantages of helmets, and there are many, they can obstruct visibility.

How?

I can't see how a helmet would obstruct you to cause you to cycle into a barrier at eye level. I mean a helmet that blocks things at eye level would be pretty pointless, unless you are Luke Sky-walker or something.

Cookie_Monster

after a late night working at City Hall

maybe he crashed cos it was dark...

tomasrojo

MungoMan wrote: »

For all the advantages of helmets, and there are many, they can obstruct visibility.

They probably prevent or ameliorate cuts, lacerations and minor concussions. I can't think of any other advantages they have.

Mind you, neither, as Boston B says, can I think of how they could obstruct your vision, unless you were wearing one very loose and pushed forward over your eyes.

BostonB

Well if they stop you from seeing whats in front of you, I'm surprised more politicians don't wear them.

tomasrojo

This reminds me that Boris Johnson had a narrow miss a while back. A truck passed him on a straight-ish section of road at some speed. Then the rear door of the truck flew open, speared a parked car on the opposite side of the road, lifted it out of its parking space and hurled it at Johnson and his colleagues, who were cycling a proposed route for a cycling highway at the time. Complete freak accident.

The CCTV footage used to be on YouTube, but it's gone now. It was pretty breath-taking, if I recall correctly.

EDIT: Here it is:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9eil4_boris-johnson-near-miss-cctv-pictur_news

-Chris-

MungoMan wrote: »

For all the advantages of helmets, and there are many, they can obstruct visibility.

A badly fitted/secured helmet could possibly obstruct your visibility, it's hardly an indictment of all helmets & helmet wearing.

You may as well say wearing an overcoat can obstruct visibility (but again, only if it's worn incorrectly).

ednwireland

boris ! - prob had the helmet on back to front

Captain Havoc

I'm never going cycling with Boris Johnson.

Khannie

lol@"unsightly black eye". What a load of nonsense.