Originally Posted by
wunderkind
You do know that even the most basic Wal Mart helmet has to pass the same safety tests from CPSC as the $100 Giro. If people can't afford $15 for a basic helmet, then I seriously think these folks should reconsider riding a bike around town. Maybe their brains aren't worth it then. mmmkay.
Not talking about the cost of a helmet. 2 things cause fewer people to ride with helmet laws; people don't like to wear them and aren't willing to brake the law, and it portrays cycling as a more dangerous activity than it actually is, making people scared to ride.
Man, I lost so many good buddies to cycling related head injuries back when I was a kid and no one wore helmets when cycling.
There are some things I love about living in Alberta, No helmet law (even though I wear one) and no PST and soon to be HST(suckas)