Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
32% of fatalities (and I think less than 1% of critical injuries) are due to head injuries therefore in nearly 70% of fatalities a helmet doesn't even come in to play. Of the 32% many of them were wearing helmets (and over 90% in OZ) and still died of head trauma.
I like statistics too and I understand that helmets don't guarantee you won't die from a head injury. But one problem with statistics is that they do not include the people who crashed and had their helmet prevent a severe head injury.
A helmet needs to FIT PROPERLY to be effective. When I was shopping for a helmet some joker at the LBS tried to convince me to purchase a helmet with was too large for my head. He insisted that it could be strapped down and the mechanism at the rear tightened. My head would have rattled around in that thing like a peanut in a walnut shell.
I do avoid helmets with points in the rear which have been called out as less desirable because the points can catch on things.
Helmets: Bicycle Helmets