Originally Posted by
D1andonlyDman
Look, we're in complete agreement - there would apparently be no benefit to you wearing a helmet when you ride. I on the other hand prefer to wear one. I also don't swallow everything the bicycle helmet manufacturer's push - for example, I've never seen the benefit of a $200 helmet compared to the $45 Bell that I bought on sale for $20, which I find to be well ventilated, light weight, and comfortable and fits me correctly.
I'm sure wearing a helmet would help a lot in case of an accident, but I doubt that a bicycle helmet for all intents and purposes classifies as a helmet. You see, your bicycle helmet is so "well ventilated, light weight, and comfortable" because the manufacturer made huge compromises to protection the thing should offer. Because helmeteers like you, while always yapping about the merrits of "better safe than sorry", can't be bothered to wear a real traffic-worthy helmet A.K.A. a full-face motorcycle helmet. So ironically you opt for things like
"well ventilated, light weight, and comfortable" while I prefer to opt for real safety. This mainly involves being a two-wheel borefest that moves at unimpressive speeds, which offers a whole lot more protection against accidents than an inch of foam.