Reasons to wear a helmet

The Land Transportation Office have been trying to be strict with the helmet on rule lately but only for long-distance driving (here).

A lot of drivers don't really wear helmet - it's so easy to follow suit. I mean, you get teased by wearing it, sometimes even mocked and you get snickers. I find it even sillier that not only do they don't wear helmets, when they do, they just put it in their handlebars. I guess the handlebars feel really, really safe. *snickers*

What good is wearing a helmet then?

1. Safety, of course! This is the foremost and most obvious reason. A lot of people have been saved by their helmets from death. Choose a helmet that's hard and strong enough to withstand the impact of the crash or even just a slight bump. The most apparent difference is the price. Understandably, the more expensive it is, the better quality you'll get. Tap the helmet. You'll know by the sound and feel if it's too thin or too soft to provide protection. Try it on. Get a feel of how it fits in your head. It should fit perfectly on you - not too tight, not too loose. If it's too tight, you will not be comfortable and if it's too loose, it will not give the protection you need.

2. Eye Protection. This especially apply for helmets with visors. Our eye have a very thin layer of protection and need to be shielded against sharp foreign objectes. If you caught something in your eye, don't rub it. It will only scratch your eye even more. Best thing to do is to wash it off by letting clean water flow from the inner canthus of the affected eye to the outher canthus to avoid transferring the dirt to the other eye. But if you're driving and can't stop to do that, you can just let your eye tear-up to wash it off.

3. Saving face. Wearing a helmet covers your face so that nobody will recognize you if you are ever in a very embarrasing situtation. hehe.

4. Cover your uncombed hair. Yep. it works like a cap. I just did that today.