On Mon, 10 May 2004 10:32:56 +0200, Walter Mitty
wrote:

I don't know. I still refuse to believe that the helmet won't help in a
spill, but wonder if the %chance of it helping offsets the % increase
in likelihood of an accident due to lower awareness levels.

I wear my bike helmet for one reason only. It's black, and it seems to
scare the peds on the bike trail when I come zipping by. (I'm thinking of
adding viking horns).

-B