Where did I say this???? Once again you are putting words in my mouth! I never said that, nor do I believe it. Countless times, in threads that you have participated in, including this one, I have made my position clear - what a waste of time because you either don't read, or are incapable of comprehension. But, lets try again.... My position: Yes helmets provide protection for some minor head injuries, e.g. lacerations or grazes. But they provide little protection for serious injures, e.g. brain injuries from high energy impacts. So are people wasting there time wearing helmets, no, because there are, although minor, benefits. The thing is, there is a lot of statistical evidence that shows that when helmet usage increases (usually due to promotion of helmet use, or laws requiring helmet use,) the number of head injuries increases, while at the same time, the number of cyclists decrease. While the reasons to explain why head injuries increase, or cycling rates drop, are still only speculation and highly debatable, it does not detract from what the evidence is directly telling us. There is also a lot of evidence that shows that cycling (both sporting, and utility) is very beneficial to ones health. An so when we look at the balance of advantage, since the promotion of helmet use, or helmet laws cause less people to cycle, these actions have a net reduction of health benefit. And this is what I am against, and why. I particularly against the fear mongering type of helmet promotion, such as this one: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1779425/ , or threats to refuse medical treatment to people who have accidents when not wearing helmets (like you once made.)
