Originally Posted by
Drummerboy1975
I don't wear a helmet. And the video has a ton of facts to back up what he's presenting. If you want to wear one then fine, but you really don't need it. How many times have people been killed and the report said that had they been wearing a helmet, they might have survived? And how many times have people been killed that, were wearing a helmet? In most cases people are killed by motorist, in which case a helmet wouldn't have helped.
If every accident was a case of all-or-nothing, I'd agree. I do think, though, that the Swedish paper I quoted some time ago, indicated that there is some well-documented benefit to wearing helmets. But, I also agree that it's marginal - and the signal that helmet bearing/-laws send may actually be outweighing the benefits, as they will make biking appear dangerous, thereby decreasing the "safety in numbers".
Of course, the very fact that very few cyclists are killed in The Netherlands and Denmark, where very few wear helmets, clearly indicate in itself that helmets are in no way a key factor in safety.