Originally Posted by
91MF
not wearing a helmet while on a bike is a selfish decision. I owe it to my kids to put on a helmet when on my bike and to not put one on would be pathetic and strictly fashion.
so this thread is about riding on the sidewalk without a helmet. absolute stupidity.
I'm with you. Everyday on my commute I see several examples of this. I ride on the road exclusively and in my opinion, only young kids learning to ride safely should be allowed on the sidewalks.
Where I'm from there are bylaws against young kids riding without a helmet, and I think it's great. I wear one. If we all wore helmets, statistically there would be less serious head injuries. But this is not the topic of this thread.
What burns me up the most is seeing a thirty-something dude who (apparently SO confident in his cycling skills that he feels a helmet is unnecessary) bombs down a hill on the sidewalk. If these pricks are that gifted on a bike, they ought to be on the road, not running down grannies out for a stroll. The moral of the story is get a good handle riding your bike in mild traffic and then move into the heavier 5hit.
and stay off the sidewalks. It makes the rest of us look like idiots.