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I don't wear a helmet in my car because I drive the speed limit. Race car drivers wear helmets in their cars because they go very fast. It's a matter of degree

I don't wear a helmet in my car because I drive the speed limit. Race car drivers wear helmets in their cars because they go very fast. It's a matter of degree. Many random accidents could probably have been prevented by helmets, but we do not advise pedestrians to wear them.

zik 12y ago
Maybe people should be required to wear a helmet in their car too? A UK study on the effects of cycle helmets found that if pedestrians and motorists wore helmets it would save 12 times more lives than if cyclists wore them. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8799597?dopt=Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8799597?dopt=Abstract From the paper: "CONCLUSIONS: There is no justification for compelling cyclists to wear helmets without taking steps to improve the safety of all road users."