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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:19:49 -0400
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On 3/25/2025 1:33 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>
>> I can't understand why anyone argues about wearing helmets other than
>> about making it mandatory. Whether on not a person wears a helmet has
>> no effect on anyone else. As for laws about adults wearing them, they
>> are gradually falling by the wayside.
>>
>> --
>> C'est bon
>> Soloman
>>
> 
> Get it required by organisations and organised events which is admittedly a
> low percentage of cyclists ie folks who are club members and/or Sportives
> etc which often requires helmets commonly due to insurance.

Even the insurance is usually a red herring. I ran our club's annual 
century for about eight years. We carried insurance through the League 
of American Bicyclists, and I was very familiar with their required 
liability release. It said absolutely nothing about helmets.

When I ran the ride, we did not require helmets. Almost everyone wore 
one anyway. (It's part of America's "avid cyclist" costume, and fashion 
is weird and powerful.) We had very few crashes and never a liability 
problem.


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- Frank Krygowski