Bicycle Helmets when you grew up

[dps]

The poll isn't what I expected--we are older than I thought, and I figured most young people use helmets.

Oh, I knew a lot of us are over 35, but I also expected that most young people use helmets.

[Ed Anger]

They are trying to act cool in front of us elders. You know those young people had matching mittens with their crash helmets.

[CountDeMoney]

They are trying to act cool in front of us elders. You know those young people had matching mittens with their crash helmets.

Sewn into their sleeves so they don't get lost.

[Admiral Yi]

We we were kids we decided to become parachutists. We practiced our skills for a few days by jumping from very low tree limbs with grocery bags held over our heads. No one was injured, so obviously our skills were sound.

We then decided to go to the next level. We made a parachute with a bookbag and a sheet tied inside. The concept was to jump from a tall tree (probably about 25 ft), unzip the bookbag, and then parachute safely to the ground. One of my friends was climbing the tree for the moment of glory, when his idiot father looked out the window and shut it down while freaking out, obviously not appreciating our da vinci like genius and design.

Great story Fredo. 

[Tonitrus]

I remember constructing suits of armor from cardboard boxes and duct tape, then beating each other with rolled up newspaper swords.

Enough about your date last week, what did you do as a child.

Some things never get old. 

[Siege]

Bicycles are for pussies.
Real kids walk around in combat boots, heavy backpacks, and old oversized camouflage uniforms.

[11B4V]

Bicycles are for pussies.
Real kids walk around in combat boots, heavy backpacks, and old oversized camouflage uniforms.

That's called a skinhead. From my understanding, they dont like   

[Octavian]

Bicycles are for pussies.
Real kids walk around in combat boots, heavy backpacks, and old oversized camouflage uniforms.

And then we have another school shooting.

[Sheilbh]

Under 35 and yes and no.  I didn't when I was just cycling with friends or just in my area.  If I was going on a long cycle into Forestry Commission land or whatever then yeah.

[Eddie Teach]

Bicycles are for pussies.
Real kids walk around in combat boots, heavy backpacks, and old oversized camouflage uniforms.

So real kids take 2-3 times as long to go places? 

[HisMajestyBOB]

Voted 35 or younger and no, but should have voted 35 or younger and yes.

[KRonn]

Nah, no helmets for me as a kid! When I grew up we didn't need no steenkin' helmets!! We were tough utes!!       I don't know if anyone wore helmets back then, except for bike racers probably.

35+ and n helmets.

[Eddie Teach]

We were tough utes!!   

Did you saddle your horses?

[sbr]

I haven't seen My Counsin Vinny in months.  Time to go check TNT or TBS.

[Neil]

The poll isn't what I expected--we are older than I thought, and I figured most young people use helmets.

Oh, I knew a lot of us are over 35, but I also expected that most young people use helmets.

It seems to me that most Languishites would have been driving by the time the helmet craze hit in the 2000s.