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Every time helmets get mentioned a crowd of people come out frothing at the mouth to declare that they’re a big boy who doesn’t want to wear a helmet. Why is it such a touchy subject?

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[hawkinspeter]

The answer is here https:/
The answer is here https://road.cc/content/news/111258-chris-boardman-helmets-not-even-top-10-things-keep-cycling-safe

[andystow]

It’s most definitely not

It’s most definitely not “every time helmets are mentioned.” Here are some road.cc helmet reviews, each of which mentions helmets. Most have no comments at all, and the two with comments that I clicked on had no “frothing at the mouth” comments at all.

What does get people declaring that they don’t need to wear a helmet is when someone asserts that they, or everyone, should, or must, wear a helmet, or that they’re in some way doing THE WRONG THING if they don’t always wear one. Do you expect such assertions to go unchallenged on an internet forum?

Also, most likely, if someone starts a topic with the title “Why do people care so much about other people wearing helmets?”

[Tom_77]

It’s an unwelcome distraction

It’s an unwelcome distraction from things that would actually make cycling safer.

I do wear a helmet when I cycle, but it’s mostly “theater”.

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