Originally Posted by somnambulant
I've heard lots of stories of people who were quite obviously saved (either their life, or at least paralysis) by their helmet. I have never heard any stories of people who were killed/paralyzed/etc because of a helmet.
Therefore I will continue to wear mine. Plus it makes me look all aero and racey.
Whether anyone else wears one or not is their choice (for now at least).
The proper way to rebuff this would've been to cite the amount of people who weren't killed not wearing a helmet that are involved with an accident with a motor vehicle.
Don't care whether someone chooses to wear a helmet or not (I used to religiously before last years FFL ride). But government mandated **** is ********.