Many Crows wrote:

> In my mind hopefully the need for helmets isn't necessary if you are
> traffic and you are going 10 miles or less an hour.

I don't agree with Ms. Kahn on very many issues, but speaking as
a person who's life has been saved by a helmet, I would like to
encourage others to wear them.  Imagine going head first into
a curb at 10 miles an hour, or as happened to a friend of mine,
having your front wheel lock between the slats in a street
gutter grill and being thrown vertically head first onto the street.
I wouldn't what to make helmets mandatory, but I don't think it's wise to
downplay the risks of riding bicycles.

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park

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