Why is it "masculine" to not wear helmets or have lights?

Its the same if i said its not "manly" to wear a seat belt when driving a car or turn on your lights when its dark !! AM I RIGHT?

Why do people insist on laughing trying to make you feel lesser because you have a helmet and proper bike clothing?
(I wear motocross stuff cause i use it for MTB but i also wear it on a commute

Its not going to stop from wearing a helmet and such but it gets to me. Sometimes i want to get off my bike and use my helmet as knuckle dusters !

Only the ones that have been in accidents before understand why you should wear one, but it shouldn't take a fatal injury for them to understand.

Its not just other cyclists that take the mick; its pretty much everyone

What witty come backs can i say to those that try and tease me because i wear a helmet, im not one to just ignore them.

When people razz me about wearing a helmet I ask them if they have ever experienced a blunt force impact to the head. I tell them I have and it isn't much fun. I've bounced my melon off the pavement twice. Once with high dollar motorcycle helmet when I got launched off a 750 Suzuki landing on my back with the back of my helmet striking the pavement. Not so much as a mild headache from it. The next time I lost traction when taking off on a bicycle and I went down with no helmet hitting my head on concrete. I saw stars and had a splitting headache for several hours. Had to get X-rays, the whole 9 yards, no permanent damage but DAMN it hurt! Whenever I ride now I wear a helmet.

If that doesn't shut them up I just grin at them and drool. That never fails.

Where do you come from JX? I have never heard of being laughed at for wearing a helmet. It's just so normal these days. The only time I've been laughed at was in the world naked bike ride - but that's another story.

I have gotten used to wearing a helmet. Same goes for seat belts. If there wasn't the pressures and laws to abide by, I wouldn't use either one.

I see dudes on sportbikes in flip flops/shorts/no jacket and just SMH. My uncle only rides in full armor after going head on with an SUV and breaking his leg.

1. Riding without lights at night is both against the law and outright stupid.
2. Wear a helmet if you like... or don't. It's your choice.

We have a thread dedicated to the pros and cons of wearing a helmet up in Advocacy and Safety- https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-helmet-thread.