Originally posted by thbirks
JDP, obviously you had no idea of the can of worms you were opening when you posted your question. The best reason to wear a helmet is to avoid the hostile glare of these self-righteous individuals.
You are right about that. I didn't intend to start a flame war for my own amusement although some of the responses from the pro- helmet militia have been pretty funny. I just wanted to see how common it was among forum members. I know that most cyclists that I see don't wear helmets. Of course here in Texas people don't even wear helmets on their motorcycles (except for sport bikes).
Excellent article, BTW. You can find statistics in there proving that it is more important to wear a helmet while riding in a car than when riding a bicycle. I doubt that anyone on here wears a helmet
everytime they get in a car.
Propaganda can achieve amazing things especially when it's "for the children."