Originally Posted by
non-fixie
I am curious: are the bicycle accident statistics in the US so much worse than in Europe? This thread reads as if you guys are falling down like ripe apples!
Most of the forum members are Americans. We think we're going to live forever, and over-react to the smallest of risks.
But I do wear a helmet. I've hit mine on the pavement twice in 45 years.
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