Originally Posted by
closetbiker
bottom line for me is the probabilities of having a, or hitting a head in a crash and the potential mitigation of injury provided by a helmet.
No doubt, they can reduce some injuries to a degree, but can they reduce them enough to make it worth the effort to wear one?
Some people think yes, others think no.
Children are not adults, but that's not to say some children are not more mature than some adults.
I'd say, it's far more productive to prevent injuries via responsible riding than wearing a helmet. If someone isn't responsible enough to ride safely, should the encouragement to wear a helmet be a priority over the encouragement to ride in a safe manner?
CB, we're all human, and being as such, we make mistakes occasionally even while riding responsibly. Like you, I've crashed with and without a helmet, but in my case the outcome was far more favorable while wearing a helmet. Just recently had a local cyclist died from crashing in virtually the same manner as I did years back without a helmet, the difference was that the cyclist hit his head on a concrete sidewalk while I hit my head on the asphalt roadway. Stories like that only reinforce my beliefs of why I
choose to wear a helmet every time I go for a ride on the bike.