> > OTOH, it is a personal decision, and I wouldn't think less of someone > who has perhaps decided that they don't want or need a helmet... >
Precisely, and I would not think less of someone who chose to wear one. I am an adult of sound mind. It's not for some health-and-safety-obsessed busybody to tell me what to do. If I were taking part in one of the dangerous cycling activities, such as hell-for-leather off-road riding down rock-strewn mountains, I would wear some serious safety gear, including a helmet. Maybe even two. However, road touring, commuting and occasional off-road cycling such as bridleways and towpaths is no more dangerous than walking provided one knows how to deal with traffic, which I do. And for every academic, statistical study which shows that helmet laws lengthen lives, an equal number can be quoted that show they make no difference, or even (paradoxically) shorten lives. Here is an anti-helmet-law site: http://www.cycle-helmets.com/england_helmets.html -- Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
