Originally Posted by
ianstew
so dothose who are anti helmet for whatever reason at least recomend that children wear them?
Young children riding, those learning to ride, riding in ice and snow, riding on a technical mountain bike trail etc, riding in a road race in close proximity to other riders. These situations all raise the possibility of a fall (and even bike-bike pileups in the case of road racing) so for these I would recommend a helmet along with whatever other protection may be necessary. When I first ventured out in the snow on a bike, I did wear a helmet, because I believed the risk of falling off was sufficient. For normal commuting etc on a good road surface, however, I don't believe there is enough of a risk of simply falling from the bike to justify wearing a helmet.