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I just saw the results of a guy having a crash with his helmet flying off!!!! Not pretty!!! half of his face gone now. Tighten up that strap!!!

In England you get a reasonable fine and points for not wearing a helmet, but you get more if you wear one without the strap done up!

As a matter of course I ALWAYS double check that my chin strap is done up before getting on to ride off on the bike - just a habit i've got'n into!
To my surprise a couple of times of late it hadn't been . . . . hence the MUST DO check before riding off!

That goes for pillions too!...

wouldnt you notice the straps whipping you when you take off? i remember when i forgot to do mine up, the straps started whipping against my neck and shoulders when they got a bit of air behind them.

I rode off one day without my straps tightened (by mistake) and it's something i will never do again! If you don't tighten the straps you might as well leave the helmet at home.

the loose strap hurts bad enough when you dont clip it up against its self, let alone not do it up at all

MrWasabi wrote:wouldnt you notice the straps whipping you when you take off? i remember when i forgot to do mine up, the straps started whipping against my neck and shoulders when they got a bit of air behind them.

There was a bloke who used to ride an MV on the OPH with the straps poked up inside the lid There was another bloke killed up there in an otherwise survivable accident a few years back because he didn't do his helmet up either.

In Greece, the law says that you have to have a helmet with you when you ride.
So, what do the greeks do ??
Carry them on their arms while riding....

We concluded, that the saying "she'll be right mate" originated in Greece

They also got tough on not wearing seatbelts in cars, the greeks printed some T-shirts with the black stripe running accross, to fool the cops