Originally Posted by
alpinist
What makes me wonder is when I see people riding with their helmets strapped to their racks, or hanging on their messenger bags instead of on their heads while they are riding in traffic. I saw that at least twice in Seattle in the last week. I just thought "Why do they even have a helmet?"
Ha, I'm in Seattle and saw that just the other day. I almost asked the guy about it when he stopped.
For a while I used to ride a free-ride bike everywhere (commuting and everything) and the only helmet I had was a full face so I would take it off on hot days. But then it was such a slow bike and I was always on sidewalks so it didn't really matter much.