I've spent years on a bike. Some younguns probably don't remember the days when a bike helmet was a leather brain retaining device. You've grown up being spoon fed by your parents and teachers that helmets are going to save your life.

The passion of the helmet advocate side makes me wonder if everyone under 30 has fallen victim to the brainwashing of the very companies selling helmets.

You can call me a moron (maybe a hypocrite, since I do wear a helmet at times) or you can call me one who questions the greed of these companies and the lengths they will go to just for profit. Let's look at it another way....what are these plastic helmets made of...petroleum based materials.

I wonder how many millions of dollars the oil companies make off bike helmets? You know how dastardly those oil companies are...they will stoop to anything to make a profit.

It is also very funny, at least to me, that the only side that resorts to name-calling is the advocates.