indyfabz

Even with today's helmet locking systems I still see this fairly often, and it astonishes me. Saw it again just last Sunday. I yelled "Your helmet is on backwards!" as a woman passed going in the opposite direction. Last year I said something to a woman wearing hers backwards. She said "That probably explains why it hurts so much." When I see children wearing helmets backwards I usually stop and say something (nicely) to the parent(s).

Most people thank me, but not always. While riding through Cleveland during a cross country tour a buddy and I caught up to two cyclists who were also doing an unsupported tour. As we passed them, I told one of the two women that her helmet was on backwards. She gave me the an incredibly nasty look as if to say "Up yours, you macho a-hole."