I have a helmet. I don't like wearing my helmet. But my streets have loads of potholes. Infact, the city just paid out a $3M settlement because of a cyclists who died after hitting a pothole. I killed my shocks on my car after hitting a pothole and needed to get them replaces. It was just before the freeway onramp and I was going 35-40ish. So I wear it for safety knowing how much my roads suck. On one of my main pathways out of my street, there is a 4 inch ledge like pothole on the street that has been there for years (there is a really old tree next to it, so I am sure it is the root system).

I decided if I was going to wear one, it would be cute. So I got one from Nutcase. They make fun helmets for kids and adults. And amazingly enough, I get compliments on my helmet all the time. 3 today while I was running my errands.

This is my helmet's silver twin: http://store.nutcasehelmets.com/collections/bike/products/silver-sparkle-1