> Regardless of whether it is legal or not, riding without a helmet is a great way to destroy the higher functions of your brain.
Yes, but so is boxing or the martial arts or The Rugby or The Cricket or even hi-diving. Plain fact is that life is inherently dangerous and the truly fun things in life are the very things that can get us hurt. Indeed, half the fun is in the slim prospect that one *might* get hurt.
I hate riding a bike or a motorbike with a helmet; takes most of the fun out of it. I would never wear pads (ever!) doing martial arts or playing The Rugby: how undignified would that be!
It is truly obscene that laws can be passed protecting us from ourselves.
I wear full pads while I do martial arts and rugby is starting to adopt helmets. Although this nanny state B.S. is intrusive, it’s always a good idea to wear a helmet for any activity you do where brain injury is feared. I have 4 helmets for the activities I do. (TKD, Mountain Biking, Road Biking and Hockey). Every time I get rocked on my head, I’m glad I have those helmets.