Quote Originally Posted by DDH
First off, they come in and make these laws and then do not have the man power to enforce them, so what good are they? If an officer just happens to be driving down the road and see someone without one, while he is not already in route to another call, then he might stop and give them a ticket. Then what do you do, let them take the bike home while still not wearing a helmet, or do you confiscate their bike?
Perhaps a better solution would be like the one that Portland OR? (I think) has instituted for those who ride at night without lights. Instead of ticketing those folks the police carry bike lights that they hand out and ask that the people use. It might cost the city a little money, but it turns into much more of a win/win situation. Why not have a few helmets on hand to give out? Really its true that even if there are laws, for the most part the police have better things to do than enforce helmet laws. I mean sheesh they rarely hand out traffic/speeding tickets around the city here because they don't really have the time.

(oh worst to worst if you are required to not ride your bike without a helmet you could walk it home or put it on a bus around here so I see no need to confiscate the bike - on a similar note I've just heard that you can't get a ticket here for cycling drunk here now - but they can impound the bike )

Quote Originally Posted by DDH
I will be honest, I hate them. They are hot, I can't get my hair up off my neck to keep my neck cooler and that drives me crazy, they aren't real comfortable but I wear mine.
Sounds like you need a better helmet. I put my hair up in a pony tail and stick it out of the back of my helmet to keep it off of my neck. My helmet is very light and has plenty of vents. Unless I crank it down too tight I barely notice that I'm wearing it.