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Old 01-17-14 | 01:54 PM
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FBinNY
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Originally Posted by 350htrr
What I don't understand is how people can believe that helmets don't help enough to wear one and even can cause some increase of risk because of a few studies/tests out there that concluded that and they stop wearing helmets... There are dozens of studies that say the total opposite, that helmets can save lives and reduce injuries, helmets certainly can't & don't save you from everything and in a VERY small % could make things worse... But really?
This is why the debate is so acrimonious. People like yourself simply cannot understand how others may have different points of view about whether wearing helmets is justified.

We all make decisions every day on where on the risk spectrum we want to be. Different people will make different decisions on the same things. I don't speak for others, but, without meaning to insult anyone here, I simply don't care whether others understand how I make my decisions. Not do I care or try to understand how they make theirs.

BTW- there are people out there who simply cannot understand how bicyclists are willing to put their lives at risk by riding in traffic.
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