Originally Posted by Lemond1985

If not wearing a helmet was against the law, I can see the usefulness of mentioning it in a news article, when someone involved in a crash was not wearing one.

But since I don't think this is the case in Maine. So to me, that fact is about as relevant as whether or not the cyclist said "thank you" or "yes ma'am" to the Starbucks barista who served him his latte just before the crash.