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Worth noting that helmets are mandatory in the UK, but optional in parts of the USA (as a Brit, I found this astonishing, the first time I visited the USA).
by manarth 10y ago
Worth noting that helmets are mandatory in the UK, but optional in parts of the USA (as a Brit, I found this astonishing, the first time I visited the USA).
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoMy brother argues that a helmet makes you more likely to survive an accident, but it also makes you more likely to have an accident, since it cuts down on your awareness of your surroundings (peripheral vision and hearing).
- gambiting 10y agoWhich should lead to riding slower and being more careful, surely. Experiments have proven time and time again that the more confident we are in our surroundings, the more risks we take - so if a helmet makes it more difficult to know what's around you, it will make you more cautious. If someone riding with a helmet on is not cautious, then surely they wouldn't be cautious without it on, right? I'm clearly playing the devil's advocate here, but I guess assuming what you are saying is true, it would be choosing between "less accidents, but they are more severe" or "more accidents, but they are less severe". Which one is "better"? Is there a "better" here?