Originally Posted by
alanf
Hi dkatz,
I always wear one also, especially with the road bike, as it is capable of high speed. I always wear gloves and goggles. I always wore a full coverage helmet on my motorbike. I see pretty young ladies and guys riding a motorbike with little shorts and a teeshirt and helmet and I can't help but wonder what she/he would look like if the bike got dumped....
However, a few times I have left the house got my helmet ready then got distracted by a low tire, pumped it up and then drove off. I get a block or two away and cannot understand why the wind is so strong in my hair....
The way I see it, one could bang their head on a sidewalk from accidents at slow speeds....I ride, seomtimes, on MUPs, but avoid them when they're crowded. A cyclist can get knocked over by a jogger, a baby carriage jogger, a skate board, etc....Not like getting hit by a semi, but still: a small deal could cause your head to get bashed, and then: the helmet could really help (I say this, as some cyclists have said things like, "if I get run over, I'm dead anyway").