I like my head. Being a heavy object attached to your body by a thin, fairly weak neck, your head is very likely to hit the ground if you fall at speed. Also,

I like my head. Being a heavy object attached to your body by a thin, fairly weak neck, your head is very likely to hit the ground if you fall at speed. Also, I live in a place that has social healthcare so, it makes sense to mandate safety since we all foot the bill. Bicycle helmets are probably more equivalent to mandating homeowners to use insulated wire in their wiring than mandating everyone have a nuclear bunker which is very expensive and extreme ...unless of course your hair is the biggest deal on earth.