I would be careful about making absolute statements like "of course helmets make you safer.". There have been quite a few studies on how much wearing helmets on a bicycle reduces death rates and the result is it is zero effect. Zero. Why this is nobody knows. After all helmets help for motorcycles ...

I'm not sure not wearing one is all about image and coolness. I think genuinely most people do not consider head injury as a high risk. 15 years of kitesurfing would tend to agree with this, however I cannot disagree that if wearing a helmet does not have downsides such as neck injury etc then it's...

You're entitled... Sure, by law you probably are and so are they. Freedom of expression and all. I don't think anybody was going to sue you. I find it unconstructive. But being constructive is maybe not your biggest concern. You can't be constructive with idiots. How can i be constructive with some...

Whats obvious to you but isn't obvious to others is unacceptable to you and you call those that question your opinion "too stupid", because you are obviously right.. There can be no debate then. Obviously. Although I don't wear one, I also think that a helmet is safer, especially in places with roc...

No one would question the outcome of your experiment, however some could question the relevance of that experiment for kitesurfing, as this is a watersport and not a rocksport. Except when you hit a board, another kiter, or actually rocks or anything on earth. Which is stuff that we know for a fact...

No one would question the outcome of your experiment, however some could question the relevance of that experiment for kitesurfing, as this is a watersport and not a rocksport. Except when you hit a board, another kiter, or actually rocks or anything on earth. Which is stuff that we know for a fact...

Can’t deny it seems to be a thing... Psychologists have discovered that people wearing cycle helmets tend to take more risks than they would if they did not have one protecting their head. This suggests much of the protective edge provided by a helmet may be lost by making cyclists more likely to h...

Sorry, BO should be BA - body armour. Bucketing is a big thing, ignorance won't make it go away. Whiplash IS a big thing: https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/pain/spine/trauma/whiplash-injuries-motor-vehicle-accidents " An impact of 2-5 mph is sufficient to produce enough force to result in mus...

12 knots seem to be too much wind people are working on double back rolls using a helmet not to get hit on the head by the board....ouch !!! Let's say 10 knots what to think when someone goes out kiting on TT....full sun...no clouds...no rocks...wide empty sand beach...no waves...no storms on the w...

What to think when we witness someone with a helmet on a wide empty sandy beach with no rocks no obstacles with 12 knots of wind about to go out on a twin tip ?? I'm not sure that's the question. The question would rather be what to think about 100 kiters in Tarifa out in 30+knots jumping together ...