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

I disagree. The problem is the bad cyclist and the incorrect perception caused by ignorance. The problem is nothing to do with the helmet wearing.

OK another parallel. A woman is raped. An ignorant pig says she contributed to the crime because she was wearing short skirt. This is bullshit - the problem is the rapist, and the other problem is someone's ignorant perception that she was asking for it because she was wearing a short skirt. The short skirt is absolutely nothing to do with it. a complete irrelevance.

Lifewise the problem is the bad cyclist and the ignorant perception. The helmet is an irrelevance. Anyone who is well informed will spit the bad cyclist and the helmet is nothing more than an observation akin to 'he was wearing jeans'.

How does this fit into your experience?

What if in somebody's experience, everyone who has been raped has been wearing a short skirt. Get rid of short skirts, solve the problem. Are you beginning to understand why "experience" doesn't work?