Poll: Is Wearing a Bike Helmet Worth it?

[lacktheknack]

Picture a massive 250 pound slab of person hurling through the air and smashing head first into the concrete street.

THANK HEAVENS I had a helmet on.

 

[unoleian]

I'll wear one when riding on highways and on mountain trails, but for day-to-day puttering around on my bike, I don't worry about it too much. I know, you should ALWAYS wear one, because the worst accidents tend to happen in our biggest areas of comfort, but, you know...