[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

It's obviously safer to wear a helmet. But there are situations when the risk is so marginal that erring on the side of caution is akin to putting on a helmet while crossing the Chinook parking lot on foot. Go right ahead of you want to make that trade-off. But don't regard anyone who isn't wearing a helmet while crossing the Chinook parking lot as recklessly endangering themselves or their family.

And according to this guy, tobogganing isn't one of them.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ticle16385149/

In fact, while doing my own research on catastrophic injuries in sports and recreation for a book, I found that tobogganing ranked fourth on the list of sports and recreational activities in terms of personal risk –after diving, snowmobiling and parachuting.

The guy makes the point that, yes there are a lot of things you can do to reduce the risk of injury while tobogganing, but that doesn't mean a helmet shouldn't be an important part of it.