> Are you suggesting something along: > > 1. Cyclists wearing helmets are prone to take risks because they are wearing helmets ? ; It's a known hypothesis:-

> Are you suggesting something along: > > 1. Cyclists wearing helmets are prone to take risks because they are wearing helmets ? ; It's a known hypothesis:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_homeostasis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_homeostasis Also... "Likewise, it has been found that drivers behave less carefully around bicyclists wearing helmets than around unhelmeted riders."