Originally Posted by Expatriate
No one cares.
I would guess that you do or you wouldn't follow and reply so keenly. I thought it was an important point to counter an argument that is often given but seldom challenged. It was a point overlooked. Cyclists die with helmets on too. More, than most often is thought.
In my link to BC's cyclist collision statistics, you can see cyclists die with helmets on just as often as cyclists without helmets on (in the last 3 years that records were kept, 6 cyclists died with helmets on and 7 cyclists died without helmets on)
Originally Posted by Expatriate
Really. It's simple. If you are involved in an accident while riding a bike, you can greatly reduce your chances of suffering a head injury by wearing a helmet. It's not going to prevent all head/brain injuries, but if your head is going to strike a hard object, it's widely accepted that it's best to have a helmet on.
We don't disagree too greatly here. You say it won't prevent all TBI, but it will greatly reduce TBI. I just think the actual rate of reduction is a little less than you do. I agree it's better than nothing if you're going to hit something, but it's reduction ability isn't as great as is claimed and most certainly won't exceed it's engineered design.