Originally Posted by
closetbiker
and this is what you're not getting. It's not common to receive head injuries on bikes any more than it is to receive them off a bike, which is, not not common.
Here's another link you won't bother to read, but I'll provide for you anyways.
That's it right there. It's just not common enough to recieve head injuries while cycling to require protective gear. For me, any other arguement is moot. I don't wear a helmet walking, showering, or mowing the lawn. I don't wear one when climbing a ladder (where the incidence of head injuries is actually higher than in the shower). And I don't wear one while bicycling.
It really isn't that dangerous. Period. It is more dangerous to not cycle, and if we want to promote cycling to a horribly obese and oil addicted nation (and increasingly, world) we have to let them know that. It is more dangerous for an obese person to not cycle than to cycle without a helmet. Period.