Is there a helmet law in Seattle?

I dunno. Peer pressure is a powerful thing. I know people that think that helmets are geeky (and they have no problem saying as such) and that "cyclist clothes" are dorky.

Maybe what Mimi said made them think. One can always disregard comments made by passing people but sometimes those comments will hit home and that's not a bad thing. There are people who have the "it won't happen to me" mentality, also.

I think what Mimi said wasn't negative at all. I know if I ever wasn't wearing my helmet and someone yelled that at me I'd think "um...yeah...kinda stupid...why did I think I was cool and didn't have to wear it? Um...yeah...ok. Now the motorists are noticing. It's going back on." And that'd be the end of it.

For me personally, I'm not all that nice. I guess people will do what they're going to do but a) I don't want to be injured from it (ie unleashed dogs) and b) I don't want to pay for their mistakes because they don't have insurance.

I think Mimi was actually being nice instead of like me