Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
Actually there is quite a bit of ground between the two extreme ends of the issue. While there certainly are exceptions, most do not rabidly promote helmets, and even less try to discourage or obstruct anyone from wearing one. Plus, many do wear a helmet sometimes but not all the time. So much for your "Pro/Anti", "Helmet or Not" stance.
The biggest issue isn’t that some don’t care to wear a helmet, it’s that too many put way too much faith in them. It appears that these threads and the posters you erroneously call “anti helmet” have helped in that regard by giving people some information beyond the common misconceptions. Pedal On!
If
*"
most do not rabidly promote helmets"
and
* "
many do wear a helmet sometimes but not all the time"
then how is this also true?:
* "
too many put way too much faith in them."
I agree with your first two statements but think that one of the biggest fallacies in this thread and others like it is the latter statement.
It's an assumption. An
opinion. And based on
what? A survey? If so, please provide a link.
And what is "too many"? What percentage of helmet wearing cyclists are you talking about?
And how do you measure "faith"? And who is the "judge" of that faith?
And why should someone who chooses
not to wear a helmet have any more right to make that judgement call about someone who chooses to wear a helmet than vice versa?