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Old 07-24-14, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Leisesturm
.... So.... again. Why bother wear a helmet at all? I know of no jurisdiction where it is illegal not to wear a helmet and if one is so unlucky as to incur a head injury while riding without a helmet, I know of no medical facility that would refuse treatment....
We already went into why wear one ... medical facility treatment is not a primary factor, although as one respondent mentioned he felt that treatment might have suffered had he not been wearing one. Safety factors are secondary in this particular scenario, and it should follow that response by trauma specialists is also a secondary factor. That's probably a good topic for the helmet thread.

You obviously have a strong conviction but not everyone agrees, and for them those concerns aren't so relevant. This is a case in point. The safety factors, if deemed less relevant, means that the hat is worn for other reasons. We're trying to discuss criteria other than safety.

City Greenways require helmets, military bases, most groups and organized events, sometimes corporate parking lots and campuses ...

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