9. “Helmets are hot!” 戴头盔太热。

　　They can be when you’re not riding. Air ventilation and cooling systems work best while you’re riding. Also, CHEAPER helmets with fewer “air holes” ARE HOTTER. In hot weather, wear a sweat band around your head to keep sweat out of your eyes. In cold weather, wear ear warmers or thin cloth hoods (called balaklavas) under your helmet for warmth. 当你没有骑行的时候， 戴头盔感觉太热。当你骑行的时候，头盔的空气通风和冷却系统得到了最好的利用， 而且， 便宜的头盔只有很少几个通风口，所以会热。在炎热的天气里， 戴一个“止汗带”在你的头上， 防止汗水流到眼睛里。在寒冷的季节里，要戴“护耳套”或者戴有弹性的薄的头巾（名字叫balaklavas）在里面保暖。

　　10.  “Helmets are uncomfortable.”戴头盔不舒服。

　　Cheaper ones ARE OFTEN less comfortable. They’re sold where NO ONE knows how to correctly fit or adjust them which makes all the difference in helmet comfort. 便宜的头盔一般都不太舒服。（制造商）他们没有一个人知道怎么样才是是正确的合适的、或者调节头盔所有不同的地方使得头盔更加合适。

　　11.  “I can’t keep the darned thing adjusted!”不能忍受不能调节尺寸的头盔。

　　Bike shops are experts at proper helmet sizing and adjustment, and are happy to correctly adjust or re-adjust your helmet for you.

　　自行车店的头盔是特有规格尺寸的可调节的头盔， 而且愿意帮你调节或者重新调节到（适合你的）头盔的尺寸。

　　12.  “Helmets are expensive.” 头盔很贵。

　　The average head trauma, ambulance ride, emergency room visit, x-rays, doctor’s bills, etc., IF THERE’S NO SERIOUS INJURY will easily cost a thousand dollars! That’s almost 50 TIMES the cost of a helmet! 一般的头损伤，救护车、急诊室、医生费用等等， 如果不是很严重的损伤，就不会花掉上千美元的费用， 相当于50倍的一个头盔的价格。

　　13. “Helmets are ugly. 头盔很难看。

　　Helmet styling and appearance are important, especially to kids. They’re more likely to wear their helmet if they “like how it looks.” 头盔的款式和外观很重要， 特别是对于孩子。他们更喜欢戴上头盔看上去更漂亮。

　　14. “Helmets make me look like a mushroom-head!” 头盔使我看是去象个蘑菇头。

　　Helmets come in many different shapes Some have plastic visors on the front to shield eyes from sun or rain. Visors create the “optical **” of narrowing the helmet, reducing what some call the “mushroom head” look.头盔有不同种的类型，有些头盔的前方带有塑料帽舌，是为了保护眼镜免遭太阳的暴晒和雨天的雨水。塑料帽舌给人的感觉是使得头盔看上去变的狭窄，改善了有人说的看上去象蘑菇头的说法。

　　15. “Helmets mess-up my hair.”头盔弄乱了我的头发。

　　Yes, but not as badly as a head injury! Carry a comb!没错，不会象损害头部那样糟， 带一个梳子就成了。

　　16. “How can helmets protect you? They BREAK if you fall!”头盔是怎样保护你的？如果你摔倒，头盔会破裂， 而不是你（的脑袋）。

　　Helmets are MADE to break.  That's what they're SUPPOSED to do!  Helmets are made of a material that absorbs a blow and will fracture, crush, or break when the head hits something. THAT’S HOW THEY PROTECT THE BRAIN (…and why they’re called “brain buckets”!). Helmets are designed to withstand ONE FALL! Replace a helmet after ANY head impact. It did its job! 头盔的目的就是破裂， 这就是头盔应该的作用。头盔所用的材质就是一种遭到突然的撞击就破碎， 当头部撞击到什么东西时， 头盔就会粉碎，或者破裂。这就是头盔保护头部的作用。（也就是为什么头盔被称呼为“头的桶子”）头盔的设计是至少经受住一次的撞击！在任何一次的碰撞后，要换掉旧的头盔，这就是头盔的作用。

　　A properly fitted helmet should be adjusted to be snug on the head, with the front just above the eyebrows, and the retention straps positioned and tightened to keep the helmet “in place” on the head without sliding around. Bike shop people are EXCELLENT at properly adjusting helmets. 一个合适尺寸的头盔是可调节的，头盔的前沿刚好在眉毛的上方，头盔的下方起固定作用的束带扣紧后， 头盔的位置恰到好处，而且头盔不能左右滑动。自行车店里的人在调节头盔这方面是最棒的。

　　WEAR A HELMET WHENEVER YOU RIDE. It’s like a “seat belt” for your brain! 无论任何时候骑车都要戴头盔。对你的头部来讲，头盔就象汽车上的安全带。

　　ONLY buy helmets meeting the federal government’s CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) standard for impact protection (applies to all helmets manufactured after March 1999). 买的头盔要符合CPSC的标准。（根据1999年3月头盔制造标准颁布的）Stick a label inside your helmet with your name, address, phone number, etc. on it for identification purposes in an emergency. 把你的名字、地址、联系电话等资料写个标签粘贴在头盔的里面， 以备在紧急情况下使用。

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