Should children wear helmets on bikes?
459211
Nope a lot of people didn't wear helmets and they turned out just fine.  You can have accidents walking down the street.  Should we start wearing all this safety gear?  Nah I dont think so.
36236
Get a new helmet. Why take a chance and endanger yourself more?
423745
Personally I recommend wearing a helmet in EVERY situation.  Having been riding a bike for years and a tech for the past 5, I find it vitally important to wear a helmet, even if your goal is to ride 1 mile down the road.  While helmets can not always save lives, nor do seatbelts, but the odds of surviving an accident with a helmet are always much greater than surviving without one.\n\nIn regards to the shorts, jersey, etc. it all depends on the ride.  If I plan to ride a short distance, ie, a commute from my house to a friends of 5 minutes away... no.  But, should i be out riding in the city and on the bike for an hour, I recommend a pair of padded shorts.  There is nothing worse than the feeling of saddle soreness when you get on the bike the day after a big ride.  Therefore, I tend to wear shorts, or pants in cold weather, quite often.  Same goes for gloves, shoes, and all other bike apparel.
14989
Check with your state motor vehicle code and see if they are legal!!!! Then check with your insurance. In NEW YORK STATE they are illegal except on private property, your own.  If you get one. Buy a good helmet, never ride without a helmet.
137546
let me rephrase: there is a study that lasted for ten years all over the country, this study was about the effectiveness of wearing helmets
1071591
Rothlisberger should have been wearing a helmet.  Plain and simple.  They've been proven to save lives, and even if the law says that a licensed rider doesn't have to wear a helmet, wouldn't common sense tell you to wear one anyway, especially as how he's being paid millions of dollars to do his job?  And he didn't have a license to ride anyway!\n\nHe needs to either get off the bike until he retires or wear the f**king helmet while he's riding.
137697
I guess you mean to ask about helmets. Caps were wore right from the begining. It wasnt until late 60s or early 70s that people started wearing helmets.
1172904
enough to get yourself killed that's for sure\n\nIf you don't drink and drive and always wear a helmet you reduce your chances of dying on a motorcyle by 75%.\n\nI know cause I've been riding for 10+ yrs and am still here.\n\nRide safe
972303
The following is from headlice.org. Who would have guessed that there would be a head lice website!!\n\n\n"The extent to which head lice are transmitted to others via headphones or helmets is unknown.  Ideally, risk of transmission can be eliminated by making sure children have and use their own equipment.  If this is not possible, you can clean the items between children by wiping them with a damp paper towel.  An additional measure would be to encourage each child to wear a baseball cap to help shield the hair from contact with the item.  Helmets and headphone should never be sprayed.\n\nMost importantly – and best for the entire community – all parents should screen their children regularly."
504149
Does this mean bikers as in motor- or cyclists?  As a bloke, I always think that the bloke cyclists in all that lycra clobber look daft, aspirations to be some sort of tour de France hero.  At £110 a set for the clothing, they either wash it daily or stink to high heaven.  Bleeurhhh!  Can't imagine thats too sexy.  Half of them only cycle round the corner anyway with lyrca in which case why wear the stuff.. rant... racy helmet, wrap around shades, cut off gloves... I don't know.(I've been watching Grumpy Old Men lately).\n\nNow when I had a motorbike...
927607
I would guess around 1920 or something...or atleast thats probably when they stopped using leather helmets...im not sure about the plastics though.
226329
Why not? They like the same things that other kids like, and an earring certainly isn't going to do any harm. There are a lot of worse things they could do.
1007121
he should have been use to wearing a helmet, he wore one in school all the time.
1047748
there is a test you can take as ahorse-rider to go on roads but its not something you HAVE to do. Kids should not be on a road riding without an adult rider to supervise. It's as dangerous as letting a kid cycle on the road withpout an adult and passing their cycling proficiency test!
840782
Ski helmets are designed to keep your ears warm, that is one factor.\n\nSki helmets also provide a greater protective area, as well as are designed to hold goggles. A bike helmet won't hold goggles at all.\n\nOther than that....I usually don't worry about style too much...but I have never seen a bike helmet on the slopes. I'm sure it would earn a chuckle or two.\n\nIf you are only going skiing once, and want head protection, go ahead with the bike helmets, and a hat or beanie underneath it.
992958
As an avid biker, I can tell you that I personally avoid the sidewalk as much as possible. Young children should be on the sidewalk for the sake of protection.  Teens do not know any better and do it because they dont care. But bikers do have every right as cars to be on the road. Bikes are considered a vehicle, be it a slow one much the way as those antique cars are still allowed street access. On my bike I can easily reach 30 MPH, so I ride in the road. Respect bikers on the road please, gas costs a lot, don't be cruel because of their choice to bike.
1036006
Those kinds of things can really affect people mentally. If he can get over it and not play scared, then he may be okay. If his legs are okay as they say, then maybe not. Also, he could have some permanent brain damage and that could affect his decision making. Overall, riding without a helmet is just plain stupid.