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By SpaceMonkey (registered) | Posted August 06, 2011 at 09:17:35

I have to admit that I don't wear a helmet when I ride my bike, but I don't think it's a wise thing to do. I keep telling myself that I'll get a helmet, but it just hasn't happened yet. I think it would be foolish for someone to say something like "See? some Drs oppose the helmet law, so it means that it's okay not to wear one". I still plan on getting a helmet one day... maybe I'll finally do it this weekend.

In a previous helmet article, I posted a link to a bike crash in the TDF where a rider was going at a good speed (maybe 50km/h) and his helmet bounced off the pavement. He's fine. Anyone that sees that video and can say that bike helmets don't really increase safety is lying to themselves.

Just something that crossed my mind now... curious to hear others' thoughts. I know that bike helmets and motorcycle helmets are much different from each other, but if a helmet is designed, mostly, to help at low speed crashes, shouldn't it be more important for a cyclist to wear a helmet than a motorcyclist?

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