Hank
Well-Known Member
In the early days of motorized vehicles speed limits were typically very low, mainly because people were exposed to the air and understood how dangerous it is. In 1921 speed limits in my town were at eight mph. And many car drivers wore helmets.
If you fell while sprinting at 15 mph you would hurt yourself pretty badly.
Actually if cars were invented today laws would probably require people to wear helmets while driving. I knew a somewhat eccentric gentleman once who wore a racing helmet while driving. Everyone laughed until a pickup ran a stop sign and t boned him. It saved his life. If you think about it, why do car race drivers wear helmets? If you are hit head on in a car at 75 by another car going 75 that is the equivalent of 150.
If you fell while sprinting at 15 mph you would hurt yourself pretty badly.
Actually if cars were invented today laws would probably require people to wear helmets while driving. I knew a somewhat eccentric gentleman once who wore a racing helmet while driving. Everyone laughed until a pickup ran a stop sign and t boned him. It saved his life. If you think about it, why do car race drivers wear helmets? If you are hit head on in a car at 75 by another car going 75 that is the equivalent of 150.
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