Re: Helmet efficacy test

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 3/25/2025 1:33 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

 
I can't understand why anyone argues about wearing helmets other than
about making it mandatory. Whether on not a person wears a helmet has
no effect on anyone else. As for laws about adults wearing them, they
are gradually falling by the wayside.
 
--
C'est bon
Soloman
 

 
Get it required by organisations and organised events which is admittedly a
low percentage of cyclists ie folks who are club members and/or Sportives
etc which often requires helmets commonly due to insurance.

 
Even the insurance is usually a red herring. I ran our club's annual
century for about eight years. We carried insurance through the League
of American Bicyclists, and I was very familiar with their required
liability release. It said absolutely nothing about helmets.
 

May well be! I do wear one for reasons but that’s one of the yes probably
excuses that you hear, though I very rarely ride in such events so.

When I ran the ride, we did not require helmets. Almost everyone wore
one anyway. (It's part of America's "avid cyclist" costume, and fashion
is weird and powerful.) We had very few crashes and never a liability
problem.
 
 

Roger Merriman