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when I didn't wear a helmet, I was an 11 year old bicycling in a relatively quiet suburb, and now I am an older guy dodging DC traffic.

Actually, one could make the argument (based on statistics) that riding as an 11 year old in a suburb is more dangerous than riding as an adult in traffic. The fact that many people don't understand this, and think that riding in traffic is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, is just an example of "common sense" overriding the facts.

Also, putting up a sign that says, in essence, "wear a helmet or you're an idiot" is not particularly clever. As David C pointed out, if I posted signs everywhere saying "If you don't wear a helmet while driving, you're a brainless moron" most people would ponder why I was so unhinged about the issue. Same applies to the helmet-obsessed.

Perhaps you should start hanging around in restaurants badgering folks who order their eggs over-easy, or who eat oysters. After all, it's very important that you make your feelings known on the matter of other folks' minuscule risk-taking.

How else will they know what a fine, upstanding individual you are?

by oboe on Jun 18, 2012 12:12 pm • link • report

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