(J999w) writes:

It's not supported by either the data on cycling's risks, nor the
data on helmet effectiveness. It's the currently fashionable
superstition, nurtured by styrofoam salesmen.

Riiiiiight ...

Frank's been posting this stuff for years. Every so often, something
sets him off and he starts a helmet war. He has some deeply felt
need to disparage helmets, as do a few others. Some of them
regularly wear helmets while loudly putting the helmets down on
usenet.

Bill

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