Originally Posted by
jpietri
Imagine just standing where you are and hit the floor head first...with and without a helmet; exactly. God protect us all but if I were to be involved in a cycling accident, I prefer to have one in my bald head that hitting a tree or the pavement without one.
Yes, you could have numerous injuries to the rest of your body but at least you may not have an open skull.
If I fall from just standing and hit the floor head first, I'm not likely to suffer an open skull fracture. Which is why I don't walk around with a helmet, generally speaking. I'll take my chances.
Your chances of crashing on your bike are low.
Your chances of crashing on your bike with headstrike are lower.
Your chances of crashing on your bike with headstrike resulting in injury which a helmet might mitigate to some extent is lowest.
Your chances of crashing on your bike with headstrike resulting in injury which a helmet would not at all help with is about the same, i.e. lowest chances.
I wear a helmet while riding so that if I might suffer low to moderate head injury during a crash, it may mitigate some injury.