>>979505A good summary on the different aspects of the issue.
The main point I feel a strong agreement with: "Bike helmets discourage cycling ... The ultimate way to make cycling safe is to promote a culture of cycling, not bike helmet use."
I live in a city where the image of cycle advocacy is faux vintage upright bikes with flowery baskets and sundresses. I have literally never seen a teenaged girl on a bike here. Biking is so deeply uncool...