I was a cycle mechanic and keen cyclist for many years. Always wear one off road, never wore one for commuting (in the UK where it's not a legal requirement), mainly for this reason - http://www.drianwalker.com/overtakin...ngprobrief.pdf
If now, I saw some 19 year old in jeans and a t shirt hurtling down the middle of town with no helmet on, I'd give them a lot more room than your safe, everyday lycra bloke or even safer, the flouro mess with a mirror on their helmet. After commuting 25 miles a day, 5/6 days a week for 2 years, only accident I had was in a snowstorm, went into the back of a parked car.
Helmets are definitely not created equally. The whole point is that they collapse to disperse the energy, not stay in one piece. Your warehouse one is probably worse than not wearing a helmet, choking hazard in a crash scenario.
If now, I saw some 19 year old in jeans and a t shirt hurtling down the middle of town with no helmet on, I'd give them a lot more room than your safe, everyday lycra bloke or even safer, the flouro mess with a mirror on their helmet. After commuting 25 miles a day, 5/6 days a week for 2 years, only accident I had was in a snowstorm, went into the back of a parked car.
Helmets are definitely not created equally. The whole point is that they collapse to disperse the energy, not stay in one piece. Your warehouse one is probably worse than not wearing a helmet, choking hazard in a crash scenario.
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