>>>>>The study in your link does not answer (that I saw) the question I had: how common are bicycle accidents that cause head injuries in the first place? My guess / assumption is not very. No question that if it should happen you would be better off wearing a helmet. I just don't think the chances of it happening are enough to worry about.
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>>>>Here's some more data: http://www.helmets.org/stats.htm
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>>>>Seems to me that helmets are an easy, inexpensive way to save lives and prevent injuries. (Kind of like seat belts.) Pardon the expression, but it's a no-brainer to me.
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>>>To you. As I said to Doug, reasonable people can disagree.
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>>First, you missed my joke entirely. How could you?
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>>Second, some people say that about seat belts or putting kids in car seats, but would you allow parents to choose whether to put a baby in an approved infant seat?
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>No. I don't think the situations are comparable. What I was talking about was a kid old enough to ride a bike by her/himself. Also, I think the chances or a high impact collision are much higher in a car than on a bike.
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>Re "no-brainer", here is a delayed Ar, ar, ar <g>.

I guess I don't get it. Here is an opportunity to make a child just a little bit safer without any real downside, and you don't want to take it. In fact, you actively oppose it. Seems odd to me.