"Doug Purdy" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
"Robert Chambers" wrote in message
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potential dangers, you're asking for trouble. Also, I think anyone who
does
anything to discourage another rider from wearing a helmet ought to be
locked up.

It's this kind of hyperbole (and mandatory helmet laws in other
jurisdictions) that make me wear my helmet less than I would otherwise.
Around here you can rarely mention the word "bike" without someone getting
fanatical that anyone on a bike must wear a helmet.

They never say anything about lights or blowing stoplights and other
illegal, dangerous, manoeuvers. They are astounded when I say I wear my
helmet offroad where it's dangerous. If I raced I would wear a helmet then
too.

Why do the majority of riders ignoring stoplights wear helmets? Even
riders
crossing busy 4 lane major arterials against the lights, they must be
safe,
they're wearing helmets.

Brown is keeping it up now. The guy who built and maintained the site
was
run over and killed a few weeks back.

IIRC the car crossed the street to hit him head on. This is more an
argument
to stay away from all roads no matter what vehicle you use.

IMHO helmets are the last thing that needs to be made mandatory. Kids need
them when they are learning to ride on the sidewalk (a very dangerous
place
to ride). People should wear them offroad and racing (other dangerous
places). A mandatory helmet law would address none of those high risk
occasions. It would continue to encourage this ubiquitous focus on helmets
to the exclusion of riskier behaviour.

Doug
Toronto

Geez, talk about hyperbole!

I don't blow stop signs or stop lights. In low light situations, I ALWAYS
use lights -- both front and rear. I wear the loudest, most visible colors
I can find. I never said one word about making helmet use mandatory. I DID
say that I thought anyone who would discourage others from wearing helmets
when they ride should be locked up. Make a choice for yourself. Don't try
to inflict your ignorance on others. If you ride and you haven't had the
experience of hitting your head, it doesn't mean it can't happen or won't
happen. I'm the voice of experience saying it CAN happen and it DOES
happen. Why would you discourage anyone from 10 ounces of prevention?
There's no logical reason. There simply isn't.

Bob C.