The other day I was riding in a rural area and another cyclist came toward me going the other way. He was not wearing a helmet and I gave him a very small kind of flippant wave hello. He gave me a big wave hello and said hi. He must have thought I was being rude because he turned his head around and gave me a huge "what's-up-with-that-attitude" wave. I wish I wasn't going uphill and had more time to prepare, I would have skipped the wave and pointed to my helmet instead.

My husbands life was saved wearing a helmet, and a friend of ours has permanent brain damage from not wearing one. We won't even take short test rides up and down the street without one. Same with the motos, never ride any distance without one. I guess I am so used to wearing a helmet because everything I participate in requires one. Another reason to have really short hair!

Brenda