BIKE HELMETS.....Do YOU wear one??

I do sometimes.

Yes, always!! I crashed on my bike this summer....going about 2 mph, on the sidewalk, while riding around in circles killing time waiting for the rest of my ride group to show up to head out for 30+ miles and some serious climbing. I ended up in the emergency room, 29 stitches in and above my brow, and had a wicked black-eye for weeks. Cracked my helmet (which is good, that's what it's supposed to do to absorb the force of a fall) but had no internal head injury, concussion or otherwise. I was in the bike shop 2 days later buying a new one (even got a discount because I was replacing one that was damaged from doing it's job!)

Moral of the story: No matter what you're doing on your bike, even seemingly harmless, you can have a potentially serious accident and head injuries are not something you want to gamble with.

Yes, I wear one. Sometimes I'm the only adult in a group of casual bikers wearing one, but too bad, I'll be the safe dork.

I choose to wear one but I an yet to be convinced that it would make a difference in a high speed incident especially one involving an motor vehicle. .

Sort of agree with this as too many people wear their helmet too far back so it doesn't protect the forehead.

go buy them. I wear one all the time.

I choose to wear one but I an yet to be convinced that it would make a difference in a high speed incident especially one involving an motor vehicle. .

Of course it may not, there is a point where the impact is too great, regardless of safety devices. The same way seat belts save lives in many motor vehicle accidents, but not all. But I wear them for the times when it might save my life when not wearing one wouldn't have.

go buy them. I wear one all the time.

Even in the shower or while cooking dinner?????

I cycle commute in busy traffic and always wear a helmet...I think it sends a positive message to drivers.

When I'm driving and see a cyclist wearing a helmet and doing their best to be visible to me I think "...sensible guy..give him room".
When I see a cyclist with no helmet, dark gear, jumping lights...I think "...idiot!".

I like the way you think.

Basic rule of thumb. It is better to wear a helmet and never need it than to not wear one and have someone say "if only she had worn a helmet."
Helmet are very light and comfortable today.
A schoolmate of my kids thought is was cool to skateboard without a helmet. He fell backwards and hit his head on the sidewalk. He died 3 days later in the hospital.
On the plus side, his death save several lives because his parents donate his usable organs. But I'm sure his parents would rather have their son.

I have a pretty pink breast cancer helmet. It would be stupid to survive breast cancer only to die of a brain injury.

I always wear mine.. holds my helmet cam!! Plus I got t-boned by a rolling caddy about 23 years ago. Thank God I had it on then,, powwwwww!!! lol... Please, everyone, always wear one....

I don't...although I should. In my case helmet, elbow pads, knee pads
Shin protectors, GPS, 1st aid kid AND Life Alert ....lol. (I'm accident prone)

disclaimer - i have not read all 12 pages of replies.

yes, i wear a helmet every.time.i.ride.

about 3 years ago while riding 2 miles from home to work, i happened upon an invisible surface defect in the road due to some poorly completed construction which had occurred over the weekend prior. my front wheel stuck inside the ditch, which pitched me over my bars and the rear of the bike over me, and landed me on my head/neck/shoulder in the street ahead of where i'd been riding. an ambulance ride to the er, xrays, and some pain meds and i found out i had a 5th degree AC joint separation. basically the tendons and ligaments that hold the shoulder blade to the collar bone completely severed and i was left with an arm that was being held to my body by a rotator cuff, skin, and blood vessels. surgery grafted it all back together but it's never been the same.

i wore a helmet that day. and i firmly believe had i not been wearing a helmet, i would've been concussed at the least, and brain damaged or dead at the worst. i was traveling no more than 7 mph.

wear a helmet. even if you're going down your driveway or quiet street to the store or to the park. even if you're just on a bike path. even if you're just testing the bike out.

wear a helmet.

i don't like how major cities are promoting safe riding with their new bike lanes and bike share programs that don't supply helmets to detract from the fear factor of riding. no matter how safe a city is for riding, road conditions, pedestrians, motorists and other cyclists will always pose a risk to an individual on a bike. helmets are the easiest way to prevent some potentially fatal problems.

This July I was roading it down a hill doing about 25 mph when a dog came out of nowhere and went right in front of my front wheel. I had no time to slow or react in any way.

i remember hitting the dog, but I dont remember landing. When I awoke, my wife who was about 20 car lengths ahead of me at the time of impact, was pouring water on me. An ambulance was called, I was neck braced, strapped to the hard board and taken by ambulance to the ER.

The worst injury sustained was a broken right clavical, which required a metal ORIF surgery to repair.

I was wearing my helmet. No head or neck injuries, not so much as a scrape to the face. I had road rash on the right side, but that all healed up.

I bought a new helmet. But Im keeping my old one that saved me.

Oh and when I was younger I split my head open 3 times just messing about on my feet, I really didnt enjoy the stitches or the amount of blood so if Im a liability on my feet Im damned sure Im wearing one on wheels when there are blind fools operating 2 ton vehicles around me!

Wear a helmet, it may not be 100% safe or preventative but its a darn site better than your odds of survival without one!