bambai me helmet pahnnna kitana zraruri hai?

[osmananbadichhora]

ist necessary to wear helmet in such crowded city like bombay

[akhilis2cool]

ist necessary to wear helmet in such crowded city like bombay

u from osmanabad....why asking ppl. from hyd. abt. rules in bambai?

[Sharjeel]

ist necessary to wear helmet in such crowded city like bombay

u from osmanabad....why asking ppl. from hyd. abt. rules in bambai?

Me thinks Helmets are unnecsary in mumbai, as they don't have two wheelers there .



Anything that can save your life is helpful indeed. Whether Helmets actually can save you life is debatable...

[CtrlAltDel]

Whether Helmets actually can save you life is debatable...

[Sharjeel]

Whether Helmets actually can save you life is debatable...

They do save you if you happen to fall, but they hinder the peripheral vision and awareness of the rider;

[ycr007]

AFAIK....They Stopped CAlling it Bombay Long ago....Itz Mumbai Now

[CtrlAltDel]

they hinder the peripheral vision and awareness of the rider;

thats why bikes have rear view mirrors....and if yr bike doesnt have them its your fault. a bike rider is not suppossed to use his peripheral vision to take in the sights around him....

[Mayavi Morpheus]

they hinder the peripheral vision and awareness of the rider;

thats why bikes have rear view mirrors....and if yr bike doesnt have them its your fault. a bike rider is not suppossed to use his peripheral vision to take in the sights around him....

You know, its always advisable to turn and look whats coming from behind you. Never rely on rear view mirrors alone. Blind spots exist for both cars and bikes.

[CtrlAltDel]

they hinder the peripheral vision and awareness of the rider;

thats why bikes have rear view mirrors....and if yr bike doesnt have them its your fault. a bike rider is not suppossed to use his peripheral vision to take in the sights around him....

You know, its always advisable to turn and look whats coming from behind you. Never rely on rear view mirrors alone. Blind spots exist for both cars and bikes.

turn and look behind while driving ahead...? u cant be serious my boy!

Blind spots do exist but they are usually not close to the vehicle...unless the bike rider is zig zagging thru traffic, the blind spot wont affect him/her at all...and rash drivers deserve an accident anyway...

[Mayavi Morpheus]

turn and look behind while driving ahead...? Confused u cant be serious my boy! Laughing

Yes, when you change lane you have to turn and look whos coming from behind. It will take a nano second at most and there is no way you will hit the vehicles in front because you are aware of their presence, while you dont know whats happening behind you. Atleast this is true for cars - Never change lane without checking the blind spots. A bike driver may not have to do that because his vehicle is very small, but it is THE most safest way to change lane. Always look behind even when you have rear view mirrors.

I have never used a helmet so I dunno about the visibility problems and I hate using the side mirrors because they create more problems than they solve.

[CtrlAltDel]

Yes, when you change lane you have to turn and look whos coming from behind. It will take a nano second at most and there is no way you will hit the vehicles in front because you are aware of their presence, while you dont know whats happening behind you. Atleast this is true for cars - Never change lane without checking the blind spots. A bike driver may not have to do that because his vehicle is very small, but it is THE most safest way to change lane. Always look behind even when you have rear view mirrors.

for a twowheeler, a blind spot is generally abt 2 to 2.5 meters away from the angle of visibility of a properly titled mirror. unless the rider is speeding in traffic and zigzagging across (ie driving rashly) , the blind spot wont cause accidents. the careful rider always gets an advance warning from a mirror - same as in cars. only when the rider is making a turn, wud he/she have to pause for a nanosecond and look behind.
this is true even for cars. just coz 2-wheelers are narrow wth visibility on both sides, many riders tend to look behind often. this is foolish behaviour. the mirrors (on both sides) should be angles in a such a way that about 1/4 of the same vehicle is visible in it. thsi would cover a large area behind (true for cars too).
unfortunately many 2-wheeler drivers discard both mirrors or on one side, coz they dont look 'cool' and generally wud be the first item to break on rash driving.
the principle of rear view mirrors is same for all vehicles...2 or 4 or more wheels.

I have never used a helmet so I dunno about the visibility problems and I hate using the side mirrors because they create more problems than they solve.

i have ridden a two wheeler (with both side mirrors) wearing a helmet for 7 years and never faced any inconvenience. blind spot was never an issue and i never needed to turn and look behind while changing (non-existant) lanes.

and what serious, unsolvable problem does a rear view mirror cause...?

[akhilis2cool]

Well i have no problems looking arnd. while wearing my helmet...my scooter doesnt have a rear view mirror either....phir bhi koi pblm. nai hui abtak.