Originally Posted by jcm
Seriously though, this argument is like listening to two opposing views on gun control. Both sides inevitably show The Incontroversial Facts, citing statistics and trends.
Well, the trouble with that is that bicycling doesn't have two sides with equal statistics. In fact the only pro-helmet literature ends up being sponsored by the helmet industry and uses seriously flawed data or analysis.
It's pretty difficult to argue with the lack of change in head injury statistics in the last 15 years since helmets have been pressed as "The Final Solution".