Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Laws

[blue neen]

84. Ask and ye shall receive more statistics, since you don't believe the valid ones already posted.

http://www.helmets.org/stats.html

"A summary of US statistics available from the US Department of Transportation: Traffic Safety Facts - 2010 Data (released in June, 2012, and still the most recent)

618 bicyclists died on US roads in 2010 (630 in 2009. 1,003 back in 1975)

Bicyclists 15 and under killed: 67. (11%) Injured: 12,000 (23%)

Bicyclist deaths represented 2 per cent of all 2010 traffic fatalities.

52,000 bicyclists were injured in traffic 1n 2010 (51,000 in 2009)

Average age of a bicyclist killed on US roads: 41

Average age of a bicyclist injured on US roads: 31

Alcohol involvement (car driver or bike rider) was reported in 34% of 2010 deaths.

More than one fifth (23%) of the cyclists killed were drunk. (Blood alcohol concentration over .08 g/dl)

Fatal crashes typically were urban (72%) and not at intersections (67%)."

Oh, just to let you know, since you mentioned my mother, she didn't ride bikes. She did believe in safety. She never met an SS officer. She did die a slow, cruel, and horrible death from Parkinson's Disease caused by a Traumatic Brain Injury. You see, the fatalities from TBI are not always immediate and are not always counted.

So, go on now! Enjoy that feeling of the wind flowing through from one ear to the other as you ride without your helmet! It won't be meeting much resistance.