Anonymous
Post 03/12/2016 10:15     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Anonymous wrote:CCDC, all wear helmets.


I'm in CCDC, and I see many, many middle schoolers without helmets. And of the kids I see with helmets, many of them don't have the strap buckled, so if they fall, the helmet will just fall off.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2016 09:46     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Most do. There are a couple that don't.

One of the benefits of having a socially oblivious kid is my 8yo never notices things like this.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2016 09:42     Subject: Re:Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
I work at a Title One school and none of the kids in the neighborhood have helmets. In my neighborhood, the only ones who don't wear them are in HS.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 23:22     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
CCDC, all wear helmets.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 19:29     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
OP here. Then I'm even more annoyed at my neighborhood. Grrrr.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 19:06     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Yes, everyone wears a helmet.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 19:04     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Vienna. They wear helmets.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:51     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?

Bethesda.
All helmets.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:41     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
No helmet, no bike. Simple. We all wear ours and I have never seen a kid or adult not wearing one in our neighborhood.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:30     Subject: Re:Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Yes, they all do
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:30     Subject: Re:Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
We're in the Alexandria section of FFX Co. Most the kids I see without helmets are in middle school or older. My DS (a MSer) would LOVE for me to allow him to ride without one. But, I'm sticking firm on this one. It's like wearing a seat belt. You don't need one 99% of the time but it's that 1% that can be catastophic. I'll slide on some other stuff but that's just basic safety.

FWIW - I bike commute and we take family rides a lot. DS goes with us but if he sees his 'friends' in the neighborhood riding, he refuses to ride his bike rather than be seen with a helmet on. Tough shit.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:29     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Most do.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:29     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
In our neighborhood most do.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:27     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
Where do you live? It's the law in many places that kids under a certain age have to wear a helmet.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2016 18:25     Subject: Do most kids in the neighborhood wear bike helmets?
In my neighborhood, most "don't" wear bike helmets. My son is 9 and now complaining about wearing one. It's so uncool, apparently. It's not something I'll compromise on, but I do get worried he may take it off when he's out of sight. Just wondering what's the norm in other neighborhoods. And if your child complains, any tips on getting them to see how important it is?