Originally Posted by
livedarklions
This lady riding with a kid is going to be careening down the road at what, 6 or 7 mph? That's a pretty marginal call at best as to whether helmet wear adds a lot of safety in that situation.
I've seen half a dozen people crash getting on and off the bike. Just last week I saw a couple cross a road on the MUP and the lady hit the sand and went down like a stone at maybe 3 miles an hour. When she got up here was a nice scuff on her helmet.