Head cover Or Not

I think they should be made
I think they should be made mandatory although I know that isn’t a very trendy view. I can’t see why you wouldn’t choose to wear one when it could help prevent injury or worse so I see no logical argument as to why they are a bad thing to wear.

I know there are quite a few reasons why people think they shouldn’t wear one, some mentioned above and there are a few others as well but they seem more like excuses to me rather than actual reasons and I think it seems to stem from the fact that people don’t like being told what to do, if they choose to wear one, great, but if ‘the man’ says you must, they will refuse.

I think PhilRuss is missing the point slightly when he points to other people having head injuries too, that’s not what it’s about, it’s about reducing the number of cyclists’ head injuries and that should be the point in my opinion.

Up to the
Up to the individual.

However, I have 2 beautiful daughters and I wear a helmet every time I ride a bike; I wear it for them, Not for me.

Daddy would like to remember their childhood. Head injuries are not just physical and can happen at any speed – I would rather not have a low speed accident but a head injury that threatens my family a la James Cracknell.

A helmet will, obviously, afford some protection, to a point…..

Hoopdriver wrote:What’s the

Hoopdriver wrote:

What’s the big deal? It’s a hat, for God’s sake

[[[[ Dear Hoopdriver—-you’re entirely missing the point, old bean. Far more drivers & their passengers get head-injuries than do cyclists. So if THEY were to object to a proposal that all car-occupants and passengers must wear helmets, you’d say, “What’s the big deal–it’s just a hat!”, would you? And let’s not forget the pedestrians—-helmets for all! What’s the big deal?
P.R.

What’s the big deal? It’s a
What’s the big deal? It’s a hat, for God’s sake

If you’re just out for a nice
If you’re just out for a nice cycle, and you’re happy to slow down when you see any potential obstacles that might cross your path, like cars waiting to come out of or turn into side-roads, and you’re not intending to do anything risky like downhill mountain biking or riding at speed in tight bunches, then it should be perfectly acceptable to go au naturale.

Millions of dutch, from young to quite old, manage to get about on bicycles every day, just wearing normal clothes, without fuss. And they have to mix with traffic at times, even there. Yes, the cars here aren’t quite as aware as there – you need to be more aware here, but if you take your lane the roads are mostly ok – at least inside urban areas IME (the 50 to 70mph A-roads can be unpleasant).

I really don’t get the scare-mongering there is around cycling in the UK. It’s a little bit more dangerous than it should be, compared to NL, but it’s still pretty safe compared to other things UKers have no problem with – especially if you take a bit of care and cycle sensibly. Just go and cycle. The statistics say it’s generally a positive thing to do, whatever you do or don’t wear.

Try complaining when your a
Try complaining when your a vegetable :O