I have a fetching mangled and scarred eyebrow and deformed brow-bone from a bike accident without a helmet.

That was 30 years ago, and sometimes it still aches.

I always wear a helmet now, replace them as needed, strap them on right, etc. I do miss the good old days when bike helmets were THICK plastic and foam, but I guess I understand the rationale behind the newer designs.

Helmet education so folks can make their own decisions seems like a mighty good idea to me. It makes me absolutely nuts, though, when I see a parent wearing a helmet ferrying a kid *without* a helmet. We have low cost/free helmet programs for adults and children in our area. I have to wonder if parents knew about these programs if they'd still not bother with getting the kid a helmet "cuz he'll just outgrow it in a few months anyway."