Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

Not keen on the angle these headlines are taking

Well, aside from the fact that he is a complete non-entity whose bike crash is not newsworthy, and his unevidenced speculation even less so, they're just reporting what he said. I had the misfortune to be exposed to the BBC this morning, and they were going heavy on Putin's expected speech to the Duma, which is not even reported speech but mere speculation about what might be in a statement likely to be full of far more dangerous delusions than a concussed man thinking his helmet saved his life. It's mainstream media, you can hardly be surprised that they spin every story to reflect their biases, and the best way to avoid getting angry about it is to avoid it. And of course it might even be literally true that wearing a helmet saved his life; he has no way of knowing for sure and neither do we. It's reasonable to conclude that on balance there's no material difference between wearing a cycle helmet and not, but that is not the same as saying they are completely useless in every situation.