Originally Posted by
SweetLou
I guess they would rather promote helmets than bicycle riding.
They'd rather not get sued if something goes wrong on their ride.
Do we know of any case where the organizers of a helmet optional event or situation have been successfully litigated against by an accident victim or their representatives? Because that's the fear. If there's cases like that out there, I can certainly see why there is usually a helmet requirement. If not, where's the scare tactics coming from? Insurance industry?
So, all you bare head advocates: you'd probably argue that the helmet requirement might turn people off of safety instruction, like in this current anecdote, much like stats show MHL reduces ridership. Is it better that new riders don't take safety classes, or should they suck it up and get a helmet in order to join a class or seminar? Leave the helmet in the closet most of the time, but use it for events, racing, off-roading, etc.?