Originally Posted by
skye
Not as many as motorists have died not wearing a helmet.
The point is that Cycling Is Not Dangerous. Really. It's not.
No, but a helmet makes it safer. I'm a very good swimmer who had done several mile swims in the SF bay, some even without a wetsuit. But when I go kayaking, I wear a life preserver. Would I drown if I fell out of the boat or it sank? No. Could I swim to shore? Sure. I have never
needed a life preserver. But there's that one in 10000 chance that one time I don't wear one could be the time that I actually do need it.
BTW, in my garage I have a helmet with a big dent in it. Had I not been wearing the helmet when I dented it, that dent would have been in my head and I do not see any possible way I could have survived.