I have found people that I've worked with, it's almost as if they are more arrogant, egotistical and pompous, like a cliche typical American, with a helmet on. As if they hide behind the helmet, similar to the way sunglasses, can change how a person acts.
Yes, I do know that a helmet could save you form a fractured skull or a puncture to the skull.
So, can a helmet create a lack of awareness by the slight restriction to reaction time, by weight and sight limitations.
Causing one to not be aware of impacts, that a helmet cannot protect, where a broken neck or severe crush injury is possible.
And, also a learned lack of awareness, created by the psychological influence of others how exude this cliche perspective on life, and will scowl or verbally ridicule those who don't exude this cliche demeanor.
I had 2 of my front teeth knocked out a few years ago.
I was clearing a small piece of land, with a another person who was operating a small excavator, to lift and pile the logs. We were nearly done, and I had felled a small 5inch tree.
I was freeing the tree by cutting a bit of the holding wood from the butt, as the operator was lifting the tree, but the tree was lifted in such a way that it had signifigant loaded pressure up, but also towards me.
My head was out of the way from it vertically, with full out reached arms, parallel to the tree, as I cut the holding wood, but I guess the tree came at me hitting just above the gumline.
If I had a near 1lb helmet on, I may have been more severely injured, from the added head weight.
