Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
I offer this service to most people who feel this way.....and it's free of charge as well.
I will take an aluminum baseball bat, and hit you in the head with it....both helmeted and not helmeted. And in a few different areas. You can then determine which hurts less. I won't exactly swing for the fences and try and knock your head off, but it'll be hard enough to notice.
So...whaddaya say.....you in?
Is this the best argument for helmet use you have, it's really pathetic that you have to make up a situation in which a helmet could possibly work. I am truly impressed, however, that you are significantly trained and skilled enough to determine the amount of force to apply to a helmet with a baseball bat in order to simulate a bike wreck- where did you learn this skill? And you offer this service for free? Shouldn't you be a carni or something?
I wore a flack vest in the army for years and I always thought that to avoid testing its resistance to bullets was the better option (ok, I was ordered to wear it). Bike helmets are the same way. They offer questionable protection that is better never tested.
When you can't attack the argument, attack the person (preferably not with a bat)?
Now I'm off to a ride (with a helmet).