Should wearing helmets on bikes be compulsory?
After much discussion on this site on the subject let's see what the AC members think.
Should bike helmets be compulsory? Yes or No
Simply say Yes or No as your response.
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Permalink Reply by D-shackle on -
What concerns me is that there are people around who think that something is a good idea and act upon it. So far so good. Then they want everyone else to act and think the same as they do. This is VERY bad. Then they want to punish people who don't act and think as they do. This is EXTREMELY bad.
If wearing helmets were not compulsory, I would probably wear a helmet 90% of the time. But, it would be MY choice, not yours.
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Permalink Reply by Geraint ( Fred ) Davies on -
Fall off without one then ask the clown if they should have been wearing one. The answer you would think be YES
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Permalink Reply by Jase "Flatty" C on
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes.
It is not mandatory in the UK. I was riding with a friend many years ago and he got hit by a car. He suffered a cracked skull, severe brain swelling and nearly died. One of the doctors at the time said that if cyclists wore helmets, he wouldn't be in this situation. Those words have stayed with me ever since. I went out the next day and bought a helmet and I have worn one ever since. When he recovered, he did the same.
It was a breath of fresh air to discover that wearing a helmet in Australia was mandatory.
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Permalink Reply by Paul van Bellen on -
What the doctor should have said is that, "If it wasn't for the car, he wouldn't be in that situation."
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Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on -
The cyclist cannot control whether the car is there or not, he can control whether to wear a helmet or not.
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Permalink Reply by Mitchell Vervaart on -
No.
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Permalink Reply by Iordan Kostadinov on -
no
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Permalink Reply by Clive Palfrey on -
Score so far 14 yes
8 no
2 undecided/maybe's
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Permalink Reply by colin ware-lane on -
well i guess if you know me you would think i am going to say yes but when i was riding in the london to hastings ride where it is not compulsory to wear one,only a couple of riders didnt have them on( mtb).anyway.
it seems common sense is the order of the day and i for one was very glad i was wearing one on 2 occasions, i think its important to set a good example to young kids even if i rode to school without one for years in the uk.Its a hard call but yes.
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Permalink Reply by Nathan Adams on -
No
If you want to wear one, by all means. But forcing everyone to wear one gives the signal that cycling is a dangerous activity (which it's not) and thus deters a large number of utility riders, condemning cycling mostly to the hardcore roadies and commuters. I feel the same about wearing ridiculous fluro vests.
I'm sure it's been posted here before, but this is relevant:
http://video.tedxcopenhagen.dk/video/911034/mikael-colville-andersen
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