I always wear a helmet and now make my boys wear them all the time. Before if they were riding around the house I wouldn't enforce it but a friend of mine brought up the point that 97-99% of accidents were within a few minutes of the house. Well duh makes sense don't know why I didn't think of it. Growing up out in the country if I fell it was on grass, gravel or dirt. Concrete and asphalt isn't as forgiving. Whether or not someone else doesn't want to wear one really could care less we're wearing one.