I'm always wondering what people's opinions are on using helmets in Side x Sides?? I personally wear one when I'm not just cruising around camp and I'm actually going 90+ mph in the buggy.. I think it's necessary then but what do you guys think?
What are your thoughts on using helmets?
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Everyone in my family always wears helmets when riding/driving UTVs. With kids around, I figure it's better to just get them used to always putting on a helmet rather than them seeing dad putt around the property without and thinking that's okay.
Side note, I've had 4 friends killed on motorcycles (3 street and 1 dirt) and none of them had on helmets...their families still wonder if the outcomes would've been different.
Granted, UTVs have cages that protect us most of the time in rollovers, but what if you are ejected, what if your head slaps against the ground in a roll over (seatbelts sometimes have too much slop before they lock up, giving you enough sideways motion). And I've seen more than one cage fail in roll overs...
Side note, I've had 4 friends killed on motorcycles (3 street and 1 dirt) and none of them had on helmets...their families still wonder if the outcomes would've been different.
Granted, UTVs have cages that protect us most of the time in rollovers, but what if you are ejected, what if your head slaps against the ground in a roll over (seatbelts sometimes have too much slop before they lock up, giving you enough sideways motion). And I've seen more than one cage fail in roll overs...
Yeah cages are pretty much a last resort. I've seen plenty of roll overs where the driver was wearing a 5 PT harness and his arm comes out and just snaps it right off. I see people out in the dunes and in the desert all the time with no helmets.. makes me wonder.. And the cage could actually make things worse in the sense that the user could smash his head on the cage unless it had roll bar padding.. I just bought some half-shell helmets and modified them to work with my Comm. headsets and they work pretty well considering..
Stay safe guys.
Stay safe guys.
Don't get in if you Don't have a helmet. It's safe , it cuts down the noise and it keeps most the dust and cold out. Plus it's wired for sound so I can hear the music better.
Glad to see that I'm not the only one who requires helmets, Safety first, Everyonr have a safe holiday season.