Originally Posted by
rydabent
I still maintain there are two reasons to wear a helmet. One as with most sports there is safety equiptment, and for cycling a helmet is one of ours.
When riding to the shops, or to visit a friend, or on tour I am not engaging in a sporting activity.
Second, do to lawyers and courts, if a cyclist is not wearing a helmet, they will blame the cyclist even tho he is run down from behind.
This is very unlikely in this country. At worst, it might have an impact on the damages awarded to the cyclist if the judge is persuaded that a helmet would have limited the injuries. So far, medical experts here have been very reluctant to testify that a helmet would have made a significant difference in any specific case.