Depends on your locality and state etc. Even if it's not, I wore one anyway.
A simple question: Do you wear a helmet?
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Depends on your locality and state etc. Even if it's not, I wore one anyway.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Almost always, tend not to if I'm only popping down to the shops.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I bought one in 2010 so I could take part in the Brompton World Championships that year.
Haven't used it since until recently, when I've worn it to go offroading at Fowlmead. They have signs everywhere insisting that all cyclists wear a helmet*, though there's no enforcement and I see plenty of people riding round there with no helmet. However, I like riding there and I don't want to risk being thrown out for the sake of not wearing a helmet. Plus I would probably wear a helmet for riding off road anyway.
Basically, I never wear a helmet out of choice when riding on the road, but I'll wear one when I'm specifically required to. My love of riding my bike outweighs my natural inclination to stubbornly refuse to play by Their rules.
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*Essentially an arse-covering/insurance-compliance exercise following an incident in which an unhelmeted rider suffered a head injury, caused by his own dangerous behaviour.
Haven't used it since until recently, when I've worn it to go offroading at Fowlmead. They have signs everywhere insisting that all cyclists wear a helmet*, though there's no enforcement and I see plenty of people riding round there with no helmet. However, I like riding there and I don't want to risk being thrown out for the sake of not wearing a helmet. Plus I would probably wear a helmet for riding off road anyway.
Basically, I never wear a helmet out of choice when riding on the road, but I'll wear one when I'm specifically required to. My love of riding my bike outweighs my natural inclination to stubbornly refuse to play by Their rules.
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*Essentially an arse-covering/insurance-compliance exercise following an incident in which an unhelmeted rider suffered a head injury, caused by his own dangerous behaviour.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Oh no. I've got many more than three flat caps.....Three flat caps - a man of style and distinction!(I've only got two and one of them's getting a bit dog-eared...)
Pretty evenly split about now ...
Never 14 vote(s) 25.9%
Very rarely 6 vote(s) 11.1%
Rarely 3 vote(s) 5.6%
About half the time 5 vote(s) 9.3%
Most of the time 4 vote(s) 7.4%
Almost all of the time 9 vote(s) 16.7%
Always 14 vote(s) 25.9%
Is there such a thing as an inverse normal distribution?
Never 14 vote(s) 25.9%
Very rarely 6 vote(s) 11.1%
Rarely 3 vote(s) 5.6%
About half the time 5 vote(s) 9.3%
Most of the time 4 vote(s) 7.4%
Almost all of the time 9 vote(s) 16.7%
Always 14 vote(s) 25.9%
Is there such a thing as an inverse normal distribution?
marshmella
Guru
- Location
- Telford, Shropshire
I started wearing mine the other week when it was icy.
Bromptonaut
Rohan Man
- Location
- Bugbrooke UK
To all intents never. Certainly not for commuting on the B or longer rides whether road tours or on trails by MTB.
I do own one and wore it for the urban part of the L2B where the risk of an slow off was far higher than normal.
I do own one and wore it for the urban part of the L2B where the risk of an slow off was far higher than normal.
Tigerbiten
Guru
Never.
I see no point in wearing one on a recumbent trike as I cannot fall off at low speed .......
I see no point in wearing one on a recumbent trike as I cannot fall off at low speed .......
No it doesn't. There are no adult mandatory helmet laws in any state in the USA.
Well I was just going by what I was told by family who live there. Anyway, the point was that I will wear a helmet when I have to - This isn't a thread about US state law.
Well I was just going by what I was told by family who live there. Anyway, the point was that I will wear a helmet when I have to - This isn't a thread about US state law.
Agreed but just trying to avoid the passing on of misleading information that might lead others to have the same misunderstanding you did.
Looking at the comments in this thread, except for those who wear helmets or never wear all the time the poll I would suggest would not give the true picture. The wearing of helmets are driven by needs/situations.
Maybe for the remaining 48%, the poll should aim to identify the main reason for not wearing or wearing helmets.
The poll however suggest that the divide is 3 ways.
Maybe for the remaining 48%, the poll should aim to identify the main reason for not wearing or wearing helmets.
The poll however suggest that the divide is 3 ways.
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