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		charleso on July 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it makes sense to bike without a helmet Do you bike faster than you can run? Would you run, as fast as you can, head-first into a concrete wall? No, it does not make sense to bike without a helmet.

jrockway on July 30, 2014 [–]

"Bad things only happen to other people. I would never crash my bike," is the idea, I think.

Statistically correct, I guess, but I'm a pessimist so wear a helmet anyway.

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