Why Wear a Bike Helmet?

Well this is certainly an interesting topic, mainly amongst the young people these days - "Why should I wear a helmet? It makes me look like a geek! My friends are always making fun of me - what gives?

Just recently my insurance company sent me a newsletter and in the newsletter there is an article referencing Wearing Bike Helmets. In our household this is a very interesting topic, as a few days back our young fellow (15) decided that he would go downtown and of course didn't wear his helmet. Well, a long story much shorter, he had an accident and seriously spranged his ankle. What is worst is he has no memory of certain details (important ones) of the accident. Apparently he hit his head but luckily there is no damage to his head that we are aware of.

After juniors mom was done telling him what she thought >>> well lets just say he won't be riding without a helmet again. :)

The thing is how many people do you see going everyday with no helmet. The police will stop the odd one but they can only do so much, so the rest is up to us. I have included a copy of the link so you can review the article - Use your head - wear a helmet! http://tinyurl.com/6f7h2n