03-09-12, 06:52 PM
I'll wear a lid any time I ride the Fazer and would do even if it wasn't the law, however I also cycle regularly and don't consider cycle helmets to be worth it.
In 40 or so years of cycling I have had only one accident (out of three incidents which could have been serious) where a helmet might have made a difference when a taxi came around a roundabout too fast and clipped me into the kerb and left me with a scratch on my face, however whilst the helmet may have prevented the scratch by hitting the kerb first it could also have have caused leverage which might have damaged my neck too.
I consider the "protection" offered by a cycle helmet doing 15-20mph around town to be negligable and the hassle involved to be not worth the while.
It's your choice, of course.
In 40 or so years of cycling I have had only one accident (out of three incidents which could have been serious) where a helmet might have made a difference when a taxi came around a roundabout too fast and clipped me into the kerb and left me with a scratch on my face, however whilst the helmet may have prevented the scratch by hitting the kerb first it could also have have caused leverage which might have damaged my neck too.
I consider the "protection" offered by a cycle helmet doing 15-20mph around town to be negligable and the hassle involved to be not worth the while.
It's your choice, of course.