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"Wearing a helmet may be a slight net positive (I wear one on that basis) but it's more beneficial (from a public health standpoint) for 1 person to be visible riding at night than for multiple people to be riding with helmets."

and if there were a way to have a sign seen mostly by folks who ride at night, that would be good. The question initially was why a sign about helmets, and not night riding - I think the universality of the relevance of helmets answers that, in a place where theres no particular concentration of night cyclists.

As for the appropriateness of any kind of sign or poster on a trail, thats another matter. Some trails are more natural, and some are more transportationy. I dont know the trail in question.

BTW, as far as I can tell the frequency of head related bike injuries is higher than that for shootings. Not that anecdotes are data, but I have one friend who had a fall, a couple of years ago, and was (he beleives) protected by his helmet. I only know personally one person who was shot - and that was about 25 years ago.

Certainly I think we should avoid having kids around guns. My wife wouldnt send our kid on a play date to a home where she knew there was a gun.

by AWalkerInTheCity on Jun 18, 2012 9:39 am • link • report