http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Bicycle/8101 Wear a helmet. Now, I'm not anyone's mother. But I cringe when I see most of the cyclists in Victoria don't wear helmets on the road. They're pretty cheap -- starting at $15 or so. Certainly much cheaper than hospital care.  They're not sexy, but from what I've seen, neither are brain injuries. And you can take your helmet off at the end of the day. Maybe you're one of those people who rides a bike for fun, or because you can't afford a car, or because you think you're going to save the world by pedaling. Whatever the case, cyclists tend to get more scrutiny than drivers. We're more visible (it's not always possible to see if a driver is wearing a seat belt, but you can tell if someone on a bike is wearing a helmet.) Plus, we kind of stick out here. Yesterday, I went for a ride with restaurant owner Cliff Kuykendall. I think he summed it up best: "Always wear a helmet. I wear my seat belt in the car and I wear a helmet on the bike." Leslie   Wear a helmet. Now, I'm not anyone's mother. But I cringe when I see most of the cyclists in Victoria don't wear helmets on the road. They're pretty cheap -- starting at $15 or so. Certainly much cheaper than hospital care.  They're not sexy, but from what I've seen, neither are brain injuries. And you can take your helmet off at the end of the day. Maybe you're one of those people who rides a bike for fun, or because you can't afford a car, or because you think you're going to save the world by pedaling. Whatever the case, cyclists tend to get more scrutiny than drivers. We're more visible (it's not always possible to see if a driver is wearing a seat belt, but you can tell if someone on a bike is wearing a helmet.) Plus, we kind of stick out here. Yesterday, I went for a ride with restaurant owner Cliff Kuykendall. I think he summed it up best: "Always wear a helmet. I wear my seat belt in the car and I wear a helmet on the bike." Leslie   en-us good post.  i have seen kids doing indoor batting practice or HS cages and the thrower has no helmet!  the ball is exploding of the bat!!  in a cage where balls like to bounce of hard objects.  Everyone should wear a helmet while in a batting cage and even when on a bike. ATHLETES WEAR A HELMET! http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Bicycle/8101/#c_58956 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Bicycle/8101/#c_58956 good post.  i have seen kids doing indoor batting practice or HS cages and the thrower has no helmet!  the ball is exploding of the bat!!  in a cage where balls like to bounce of hard objects.  Everyone should wear a helmet while in a batting cage and even when on a bike. ATHLETES WEAR A HELMET! You're very right, Leslie - I don't ride my bike much now, but when I was little it was my only method of transportation through the neighborhood. And while my other friends got to go around helmet-free, my mom made me wear mine. I'm glad she did, though. A few years ago I had a bicycle wipe-out on the A&M campus - I collided with a guy who pulled out from between a couple of cars and we both went flying. Neither of us were wearing helmets and luckily the only injuries we got were scraped hands, but it could have been a lot worse. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Bicycle/8101/#c_58980 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Bicycle/8101/#c_58980 You're very right, Leslie - I don't ride my bike much now, but when I was little it was my only method of transportation through the neighborhood. And while my other friends got to go around helmet-free, my mom made me wear mine. I'm glad she did, though. A few years ago I had a bicycle wipe-out on the A&M campus - I collided with a guy who pulled out from between a couple of cars and we both went flying. Neither of us were wearing helmets and luckily the only injuries we got were scraped hands, but it could have been a lot worse.