Originally Posted by
irclean
1) My 4-year-old son has been riding with me since he was just over a year old, and I always make him wear a helmet. Not only is it the law in these parts for kids under 17, but I'm trying to set a good example so Daddy wears his, too.
Good idea. Kids are more likely to simply fall off, and to hit their heads if they do fall off: and it is in simple falls that helmets offer a measure of protection. However, this:
You can throw all the statistics you want at me, both for and against helmets. Personally, I feel naked without mine; it's akin to riding in a vehicle without a seatbelt on. And, as Mark Twain was fond of saying, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
is no better than saying that you aren't interested in the facts, you just want to believe what you believe. Whatever.