Yes true. I lived in the UK for 30 years (no lhemets) and now Australia for 12 years (wear a lhemet or get fined 160 bucks). You even have to wear lhemets on rail trails here. It does put people off cycling. It\'s hot and sweaty and makes you look like a dork, truthfully. It detracts from the feeling of freedom you are meant to get on a bike. I eventually spend $180 on a lhemet that weighs so little that I can\'t feel it (190grams) but many don\'t get that far. Personal liberty and personal responsibility for safert should be the rule. Adults should be able to decide for themselves what is needed to manage risk; I would wear a lid on roads but not of recreational paths.
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Yes true. I lived in the UK for 30 years (no lhemets) and now Australia for 12 years (wear a lhemet or get fined 160 bucks). You even have to wear lhemets on rail trails here. It does put people off cycling. It\'s hot and sweaty and makes you look like a dork, truthfully. It detracts from the feeling of freedom you are meant to get on a bike. I eventually spend $180 on a lhemet that weighs so little that I can\'t feel it (190grams) but many don\'t get that far. Personal liberty and personal responsibility for safert should be the rule. Adults should be able to decide for themselves what is needed to manage risk; I would wear a lid on roads but not of recreational paths.