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A pity they publish both false and politically biased information from Australian sources, trying to post justify the wearing compulsion there. There is no need to do so, of course wearing helmets reduces the risk of head injuries in accidents, only a fool would say otherwise. .

Agreed, but if the hard line Tories have anything to do with it, it's more likely we'll end up as Europe's Cuba. .

I agree, but that reinforces what I'm saying. It means there are far fewer true accidents than the statistics suggest, so we are at far less risk of having one, And as I insist, even that remaining risk of a cycling accident can be substantially reduced to a level comparing with all the other...

Well put Benjahmin, reinforcing what I've posted above and previously about having accidents being far more under one's control than many understand. It's why we haven't needed helmets. Those who don't appreciate that or cannot conceive it possible are often the same ones who have the...

Yes, the rabid nationalism caused by the mass immigration crisis has pushed back that agenda for at least thirty years. That's very sad, but we in the West caused it with military action on the basis of an entirely mythical Arab Spring. Egypt, Libya and Bashar al Assad in Syria have taught us...

It's a two way street, the Tories always make the other mess of gross inequality, which is what lets Labour in with the cycle you describe. If only the Tories practiced some restraint in wealth creation for the few, that wouldn't happen and they could stay in all the time. .

A warm welcome to the forum Shaky411, you're obviously a more experienced e-biker than most newcomers here and with a good e-bike too for your intended use. .

Now then guys, the thread is just becoming a personal slanging match. I'd suggest we settle for this: The Tories will stay in until the next General Election, continuing to make a mess of things, both Brexit and domestic, while getting increasingly unpopular. Labour with Corbyn will then...

We've had more than one poll and the results are always the same. The last one in 2010 showed just over 20% up to 40 years old, the rest over and the largest group taking part were over 60. Under 30s are rare enough to be red listed as an endangered species. Here's the link Incidentally...

That youthfulness certainly not the case in here Steve as our polls show! 80% of our members are in the second half of life, over 40 years old. .

Wearing helmets I suppose. ;)

Congratulations, a three paragraph post and you didn't type Corbyn once. That must be a record. Shows there's hope for you yet. :) .

You may remember this, the Hövding inflatable cycle helmet, a perfect partner to that hip one. Just need a third one for the shoulder area now: .

No offence taken, humour always welcome. I don't know if it's my safety first attitude or just extra strong bones, but I've never broken a bone in my life. Cue the nanny state brigade telling me that it could happen to me at any time. :) .

Here we go again, the "what if" agenda. Of course anything can happen, but they likelyhood of most things is very small, especially if one behaves with safety in mind. Life is riddled with risks and a cycle helmet only deals with a miniscule fraction of one per cent of them, and those very...

No double standards with me, you gave the answer when you mentioned tranquil. I leave others to live their lives the way they want to and I'm completely relaxed about how they choose to do that. Hating anyone for anything is pointless, it never solves anything and can actually make things...

These arguments just get more and more silly. As a utility cyclist I don't cycle in the woods so forget the wire. And as for badly driven vehicles forcing into me, I'm in London for goodness sake, don't you think that's happened to me, often? I just make sure that doesn't affect me, it's easy...

No I will not stop comparing them because there is far more relevance than you seem to think. The biggest reason why the UK is a more dangerous cycling environment is the cyclists themselves, something I see all the time. If they rode like most of the the Dutch instead of being pseudo racers...

There you are, that for me isn't cycling sensibly on the road, toe clips and clip-ons are a menace that have caused numerous accidents. I could never have had that sort of accident, knowing that such devices are for racing, not routine use. Again, you'd never see the far more experienced Dutch...

No chance, our governments have killed every one of the many attempts to make it so, even stopping a private members bill to introduce it for children. .