Mr Pig said:
Good point. In fact it's made me think. All that extra weight, I'm going to remove the ABS and traction control from my car, take the seat belts and air bags out. After all, I've never been in a crash.
This is one of the points i'm thinking about. It makes sense to wear one, but based on what ?
I'm 50...been riding for 40 plus years, and never fallen off (well actually i can remember once)...
Your point about the car is irrelevant..if i'd said i'd removed the brakes because i'd never used them, you'd be right.
So if you wear a helmet...why stop there. Why not full body armour as well
(at this point i know your head is hard to repair, where your arms legs etc can be fixed..so dont throw that one at me)
Personally, i find a helmet hot and uncomfortable. I find the wind in my hair refreshing and cooling. Ive benefitted from ridden thousands and thousands of incident free, refreshing, cool miles. So why wear a helmet ?
I used to wear, but the irony is, i wore it on my countryside rides, but not commuting. There was far more chance of needing the helmet while commuting. Thats when i stopped wearing.
I'm not knocking them BTW. I'm not knocking anyone who chooses to wear...just interested in anyone elses thoughts.