Occasional or regular non-bike helmet cyclist?

[hebe]

I agree that culture and or habit probably plays a large part in this. Very slightly off topic, but I remember being absolutely stunned on a work trip to Florida once, when a uniformed police officer asked if he could join me at my breakfast table, and sat down with a gun in his belt (gun-holding thingy - holster?) I know that it probably wouldn't have been loaded, and that it must be absolutely normal for millions of people, but for me coming from a country where police are normally unarmed it was a huge thing to get my head around and actually did put me off my pancakes a bit. Even though he was a charming police man and no doubt would have been very effective in ensuring that everyone had a safe breakfast.

Sorry for going o/t. Just to clarify, I'm not drawing any parallels between armed police and bicycle helmets.

[lph]

Even though he was a charming police man and no doubt would have been very effective in ensuring that everyone had a safe breakfast.

*snort*