Originally Posted by
mconlonx
My mind has been changed because of this thread...
I was wearing helmets for the wrong reasons, now I wear them for the correct ones. Many of the assumptions I'd made or been led to believe regarding helmets and cycling safety/injury mitigation were wrong. I am a much more educated rider and consumer due to this thread.
I am well aware of the incorrect assumptions about helmets' place in cycling risk reduction and "incorrect" reasons for wearing a helmet.
What did you decide are the "correct" reasons for wearing your helmet?