Should a 13 year old have to wear a helmet?

Erica

I want to bike around my neighborhood without a helmet but my dad won't let me. Keep I mind at the neighborhood is really safe.

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Your neighborhood is really safe, huh? Are the streets lined with marshmallows in case you fall on your own? That's right --- a full 45% of all cycling accidents are SOLO falls - no one else involved. See pie chart on this link - http://thinkbicyclingblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/how-to-avoid-urban-adult-bike-crashes/

Dear old Dad isn't so dumb after all - is he? Most that don't like helmets have that attitude from one that's too hot - improper ventilation. Get a good well ventilated helmet - not from Wally World or K-Mart. One like this - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/road/indicator.html or this - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/road/transfer.html

Is it okay to ride a bike when....?

Jamain v

You are not wearing a helmet? I will only use the bike around my subdivision (a big one) and I dont have a helmet. There is also no bike zone in my sub so is it also okay to ride my bike on the sidewalk?

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And I suppose all the streets & sidewalks in your neighborhood are lined with marshmallows in case you do fall. Right? I got news for ya...a full 45% of all bicycle accidents are "Solo Falls"! No one else or nothing else involved. See link...
http://thinkbicyclingblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/kaplan_bike_crash_causes.jpg

Get a good, well ventilated helmet & a helmet mirror. And ride on the STREETS! Sidewalks are for pedestrians. Streets are for vehicles. Bicycles are vehicles - by law!
http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/urban/indicator.html
http://safezonemirror.com/
http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

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