It does sound like we probably take the same route. We ought to hook up sometime and ride in together! It’s good to have company once in a while.

I found out last week that my son is having to commute daily because he wrecked his car…when inquiring about his helmet I found out he’s NOT wearing it! Drats, not like I needed anything else to worry about.

I also respect your choice to wear a helmet. I personally think my most important safety gear on the bike is lights and bright clothing.

1) As stated in the article, most of the golfing injuries were received away from a formal golf course.

2) They were looking at kids under the age of 19.

3) A big assumption on my part here….I suspect that many of both the biking and golf related injuries involved some sort of horsing around as a contributing factor. I know my son ended up with stitches many years ago from a golf-related head injury from that very cause….two kids messing around with golf clubs!

My point is exactly as you stated. A bike helmet is a simple and cheap way to afford your noggin some degree of protection in case of an accident. Having ridden over 4,000 miles for the past several years, I consider myself a pretty good cyclist who knows how to ride in traffic and who knows his ability. In spite of that, I’ve still managed to break two helmets in crashes/falls and both times I walked away with not even a bump on the head. Yea, I suppose head protection is my cause!

Thanks for the input!

I’m curious about your thoughts on the above linked article. It’s from an 8 year study at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. They reviewed 2,546 patients under age 19. 17 had head injuries related to biking. 15 had head injuries related to golf.

Do you also strongly recommend golfing helmets? Sure a helmet is a simple and cheap way to protect your head. But if head protection is your cause, you should probably recommend them for the situations where head injury is even more frequent. Like driving for example, do you wear a helmet when you drive?