Dorre writes:

On 26 Aug 2003 08:33:29 GMT, (J999w) wrote:

Perhaps the people most likely to suffer a head injury are those
who have so much faith in bike helmets that they are tempted
to ride on more dangerous roads or ride slightly faster because they
are wearing one.

This is highly doubtful: the most likely cases are those who ride
at night without lights, run stop signs or red lights, ride
thw wrong way, or otherwise behave in a completely unpredictable
fashion. These people don't seem to be more likely to wear
helmets than everyone else.

Bill

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