In a message of 09-10-1997, J Clevenger wrote re: Accident
RG> when it comes to wearing a helmet on a bike. If I 
RG> am on a quiet country road with no cars around 
RG> riding slowly along I feel that I can ride without 
RG> a helmet. If I'm cycling with my team at 35-40km/hr 
RG> inches away from the rider ahead on a road that may 
RG> have car traffic - hey that helmet is on my head. 
RG> We need to decipher one situation from another as 
  
JC> I agree 100%.  Well said.
The problem with this is that accidents are, by definition,
unpredictable.  You may have a lower probability of being hit by
a car on that bucolic country road but you may also be more prone
to daydreaming, thinking you are safe.  That long downhill curve
now has pea-gravel that wasn't there last time you rode here and
the next thing you know you're committed to a serious face-plant.
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