Originally Posted by
rydabent
Just a note----------even after 8687 posts of which more than half are anti helmet, I still ALWAYS wear my helmet when cycling, even when Im on my trike. As far as I can see there absolutely no proof that a bike helmet wont mitigate most cycling accidents.
A few gargantuan threads into this topic, I still wear a helmet most of the time I ride, even though much of the time I post I am criticizing pro-helmeteers. Like this:
Bicycle helmets don't mitigate cycling accidents, they mitigate potential head injury as a result of cycling accidents. A helmet won't help keep you from crashing, but in the rare case you do, and in the even rarer case your head strikes something, it may mitigate some injury.
Most cycling accidents do not involve a head strike, so helmets don't even mitigate most damage as a result of cycling accidents.
You are twice wrong in one sentence. Impressive...