Helmets why doesn't everyone wear them?

[bluemint]

I wear a helmet most of the time like when commuting or blasting about the country lanes. Sometimes I don't, like going to the shops. The last tour I did I rarely wore it except in busy areas. Mine is white so I wear if for visibility more than anything else.

 

[MontyVeda]

... I'm not trying to cause unrest
...

yes you are.

 

[dellzeqq]

Me. I have been knocked off my bike and banged my head hard enough that - had I been wearing a helmet - the medical staff who treated me would have said that my helmet saved my life.

genius!

 

[redcard]

Had two hospital visits with head injuries though from tripping over on an uneven pavement and falling over on an icy one.

This reminds me of a kid in school who was adament the risk of him getting killed / not killed on the way home was always 50/50.

 

[tadpole]

I wear a helmet now mainly because the one and only RTA I've had whilst cycling, involved a head impact that would have killed me, the Police, ambulance staff and hospital staff that treated me all agree. My head hit the ground with enough force to drive the road debris (a 10mm bolt) through my helmet and 2mm into my scalp, had I not been wearing a helmet, that bold would have gone 25-30mm into my brain.
Ok a chance in a million, but that one in a million chance happens all the time.

 

[mickle]

genius!

Thanks.

 

[benb]

Oh, I forgot to add that I do wear a helmet when MTBing, as I always fall off!!

 

[Lee_M]

I wear a helmet now mainly because the one and only RTA I've had whilst cycling, involved a head impact that would have killed me, the Police, ambulance staff and hospital staff that treated me all agree. My head hit the ground with enough force to drive the road debris (a 10mm bolt) through my helmet and 2mm into my scalp, had I not been wearing a helmet, that bold would have gone 25-30mm into my brain.
Ok a chance in a million, but that one in a million chance happens all the time.

there'll be someone along in a minute to say the helmet didnt save you and without it your skull would have miraculously not been affectd.

Its good enough for bradley and cav, so its good enough for me

 

[ohnovino]

Its good enough for bradley and cav, so its good enough for me

 

[MarkF]

I wonder if these threads appear in Dutch cycling forums?

I've never worn one and good lady has never worn one. My kids are 18, 14 & 11, they have never worn one and the youngest two cycle to school, short distance but along a major road. If I asked my kids to wear one they'd think I'd gone crackers.

The next door neighbors kids have to wear helmets, gloves and knee pads on the very rare occasions that they cycle, what a palaver, no wonder they rarely do.

 

[green1]

Its good enough for bradley and cav, so its good enough for me

They don't have a choice, UCI rules mean they have to while racing in a UCI event.

 

[benb]

I wonder if these threads appear in Dutch cycling forums?

I've never worn one and good lady has never worn one. My kids are 18, 14 & 11, they have never worn one and the youngest two cycle to school, short distance but along a major road. If I asked my kids to wear one they'd think I'd gone crackers.

The next door neighbors kids have to wear helmets, gloves and knee pads on the very rare occasions that they cycle, what a palaver, no wonder they rarely do.

Gloves are a good idea though.

 

[MrJamie]

Newer helmets seem a lot more ventilated and comfy than the terrible older ones Halfords did and do still sell, so I dont mind wearing it and do so most of the time. I personally believe they reduce the risks, particularly where I ride mostly traffic free or cycle paths, where I feel the biggest risk is falling off.

That said, mine was bought for me and I probably wouldnt have bought one myself.

 

[MarkF]

Gloves are a good idea though.

Yes Ben, they have them, but unless it's cold they don't bother.

 

[byegad]

I don't want to mess up my carefully perfected comb-over hairstyle.

If only I could use this excuse. Sigh! Those were the days.