You don't need an expensive bike helmet to ride safely---BHSI LabTests Finds no difference between expensive and cheap helmets.

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Jay Beattie wrote:

I wore my helmet gardening today -- I aerated the front lawn
yesterday, and those cores were all over the place, so after I rode
home from work tonight, I parked my bike in the garage, pulled out
the leaf blower and cleared the walk. I didn't want the cores turning
in to mud on the walk when it started to rain. I did this while
wearing my tights, cleats and helmet. It struck me after finishing
up that I was endorsing gardening helmets. I'm sorry.

No reason to apologize. Gardening safety is every bit as important as
bicycle safety. There are tree branches, acorns, shovels and pickaxes.
It's scary out there and better safe than sorry.