re: Do your kids wear a helmet when riding their bike?

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of all the people i've ever known in my life, thousands probably, who rode a bike without a helmet as a kid, i know precisely zero who had a head injury from a bike fall

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The only one I know of was mountain biking and hit a tree with his head and he's paralyzed, but I think he was wearing a helmet anyway.

My kid wore a helmet when he first learned and was super sketchy. Now, he doesnt wear one, but only rides around the block. If we were to go mountain biking, sure we'd get something.

Not all who crash without a helmet and land on their head die. Some become retards and potatos. Kid I knew in grammar school had a TBI from crashing his BMX style bike. He is 35 now but has the intellect of an 8yr old.

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if you are simply riding around the neighborhood or subdivision where cars do not go over 15 and you are mainly riding side walk.....yea you look like an idiot wearing a helment.

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Yes, I would look like an idiot.

It's laughable to say a 7 or 10 or 12 year old kid would look like an idiot doing the same.

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Not all who crash without a helmet and land on their head die. Some become retards and potatos

and grow up and post on the poli board and scoreboard

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I'll go first: I'm 40 and have had a bike for 35+ years and have never owned a helmet

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You still have and ride the same Mongoose from when you were 10?

If you went on a road or mountainbike ride with me (well, you wouldn't be able to keep up) you would have wished you wore a helmet.

Dipshite.

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According to the IIHS, in 2016, out of 561 bicycle deaths where the helmet status was confirmed, 424 of those deaths were with no helmet, making up 75.6% of those deaths.

If you're in a serious bike accident, which group would you rather be in?

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Yeah, we should probably require the wearing of helmets when climbing a ladder or when using playground equipment, right?

Maybe just bubble wrap everyone and call it a day.

From google-

"Each year there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries and 300 deaths that are caused by falls from ladders. Falls from ladders are the leading cause of deaths on construction sites."

"Over 200,000 children across the United States receive emergency room care for playground related injuries. That is one child every 2 1/2 minutes. These falls can cause serious brain and spinal cord injuries or even death."

I'm kind of torn on this issue cos when Cru Jones and Team Mongoose rode and stunted for shits and gigs, they did so without helmets. But when they rode Helltrack, they most definitely donned gear.

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Nice try officer

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Is there really a law on this?

Not wearing a helmet because you think it will make a kid tougher or look less nerdy feels like a very backwards uneducated line of thinking.

I consider a helmet risk management. When my son first started riding I made him wear a helmet as the rist of wrecking was high. Once he was old enough and proficient at riding I trusted him to make the choice if he thought a helmet was needed or not. In a way I taught him the concepts of risk management and I let him make that decision for himself. Just riding down the block to a friend's house? He may or may not put on a helmet. Doing risky stuff like jumping home built ramps? Probably puts on a helmet. Now he races mountain bikes in Enduro and XC disciplines and his choice normally comes down to full face or half shell. He's ridden enough to know wrecks often come with complacency more than difficulty and your worst wrecks can come on the easy things when you just aren't paying attention. He's 15 and he will 99% of the time choose to wear a helmet without me ever having dictated a helmet since he was 9. Educate your children and let them make the decisions for themselves.