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

It's an interesting thing about kids. The Cycle Proficiency guys insist on a helmet, but when they hang out with their mates they never wear them (except occasionally on the handlebars). On the road when we go on a ride I make my kids wear helmets. When they hang with their mates they don't - and some of their mates do crazy things.

The adults I ride with, when I joined them, never wore helmets except one or two. The other day someone pointed out I was the only rider without a helmet. In two years everyone's perception of risk has changed, but none of the facts have. Weird huh?

I'm with Scoober on this one.

As for the CYCLE TRAINING (Bike Ability) guys, the wearing of helmet is down to the individual council policies.