Originally Posted by
JeffOYB
Don't all the helmet ideas also apply to wearing a helmet while doing any activity?
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Really, a helmet might help reduce a head injury at ANY TIME doing ANYTHING so why not wear one ALL THE TIME? Better safe than sorry, right?
Why worry about the odds? If everyone wore helmets all the time we would surely prevent many thousands of injuries annually and save billions. Who cares what the activity is. The "better safe than sorry" logic shouldn't be used with an activity bias. I mean, let each sport decide for itself and each person. But in general if you want to save money and reduce injury, encourage everyone to wear one at all times.
Better yet,
safe rather than sorry zealots should discourage any and all physical activity unless absolutely necessary for survival in order to be safe rather than sorry. Certainly bicycling is not a necessary activity for survival and should be discouraged in order to wrap a safety cocoon around the reckless
safety last individuals who are foolish enough to partake in such an unnecessary activity.