Head Injury

I don't care whether people wear helmets or not. Their choice. But arguments for not wearing a helmet that go beyond, "Because I don't want to," are silly. Helmets are less safe because we ride more recklessly when we wear them? I love that one. Seats belts, too, I guess. Health insurance is actually bad for our health because it makes us behave in a less healthy way. It's safer to run with scissors pointing up because then we'll be more careful and less likely to fall.

I heard of someone recently who was hit by a car and sent to the hospital with serious injuries. When asked if he was wearing a helmet, and whether he suffered head injuries, his answers were no and yes. His swollen brain required surgery. And then he said, more or less, that he doesn't believe in helmets.

Perhaps he thinks the injury would have been worse if he had been wearing a helmet. Who knows? I must say, it seems unlikely. Oh well. We believe what we want to believe. I think I'll keep wearing my helmet.