Do bike helmet laws really save people?

[V12man]

Enforcement is not the main reasoning behind the PPAs position. This is: "The Pedal Power Association supports the use of helmets by its members, but we are against making the use of helmets compulsory by law, as it discourages cycling."

 

Says who? WHERE is scientific evidence that it discourages cycling? just because PPA say it is so does not mean it actually is like that.

 

PPA does however mandate the use of helmets in races they oversee - and they enforce that - so they are not even consistent in their approach.

[V12man]

Here you go - hot off the press

 

http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/06/06/bike-sharing-convenience-now-extended-to-helmets/

 

I don't know where they got the stats from, but seems like maybe helmets might encourage cycling.

 

I don't know if I fancy wearing a helmet used by someone else though... my own nits are one thing, someone else's another thing entirely

[RocknRolla]

[leonarddrake]

I do feel better protected with a helmet for my mountain riding. I wear a good brand helmet and wear branded mountain clothes. Because branded things are better for our safty. When i do riding on the mountain so i wear helmet, good clothes, good gloves, shoes, and with all protction for our safty.