venusenvy: Smart guy Franky...This info just killed me when I came across it
V, All kidding aside, all the safty equiptment seen today is a result of traumas ( or fatalities ) in the past . It seems we learn from our mistakes and we are slow learners . In my younger days I would get my adrenaline fix by racing Formulae Fords ( a class of racing car at the time ) and being interested in the history also I was amazed at what they had in decades past . No role bars, no onboard fire systems, no fuel cells , less flamable coveralls ( somtimes tee shirts and shorts ), no nomex , and leather helments . I also met a number of bikers who where incensed that the laws compelled them to wear helmets ? Oh well, I do remember an add for Bell helmets " if you have a $5.00 head where a $5.00 hemet, if it's worth more wear a Bell ". Let's hope we evolve past that .
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The first helmet was used in 1974
This means it only took men 100 years to realize that thier brains are important too!!!
Evolution in action!!!