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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The consequences of suffering a serious head injury while a motorist or pedestrian are just as big. Why take a chance?
This really is about social conventions and not about empirical risk analysis. Again, in countries where cycling is an everyday part of life for most adults, almost nobody wears bicycle helmets. And they aren't any more likely to suffer head injuries than Canadians are.
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I'm interested to see numbers on a per km of activity basis. As well as information that helmets without a restraining device for the helmet and 5 point harness is actually safer than in a car as the added head mass could pose issue. Also would like info on the pedestrian risk of head injury vs bikes.
I like good risk assessment over anecdotal.
As an aside just biking today my daughter destroyed her helmet by loosing control going of the edge of a pathway and ramping off of a curb. Cracked shell and the Styrofoam compacted by half. Would have easily been a trip to the hospital if not worse without the helmet. I realize you agree with helmets for kids but modelling good behaviours will pay off when peer pressure hits.
Your basically telling your kids if they are good at biking no helmet is required. At about 14 they will be good at biking, real stupid, but good at hiking. And at this time your logic will allow them to justify removing their helmet.
Really interested in sources though as you appear to have researched it well.