To choose or not to choose, not a choice for us here in CA... it's the LAW. I'd wear one where ever I ride, no matter what. Want to come home and be able to share my riding stories with friends and family. To everyone else out there...whatever your choice..RIDE SAFE.

when i ride localy i dont but on highways yes

I wear one occasionally. My wife wears one all the time (passanger) which I'm glad she does, since she has no control of the bike. She wears it more for protection from the wind than safety. Not wearing a helmet is just added risk when riding. It will not save you 100% of the time and thats why I think it should be freedom of choice. Get educated and make your own decision!

I have a helmet on the floor in the corner of my spare bedroom, it's been there since I moved here.

Helmets should be a matter of choice! I live in a state that requires a helmet, however mine is a skid lid! The govt does not need to protect me from myself !
RIDE FREE / RIDE SAFE!

i never wore a lid, my kids look to me to set the standard, they both love to ride so i am setting the example. somethings are just that important

I would be the first person to say helmets save lives, I CHOOSE not to wear one. The important thing here as Rex was stating, it should not be up to politicians to decide on matters of this nature. I want to pay the heads of state to be working on matters of national security, and bringing home our Troops from wars we don't need to be in anyway. Sorry that is another subject.
Remember freedom of speech was earned from the blood of our Military both present and past, and I'm glad we have that freedom so sites like this will continue to flourish.

Rex by damn I'm buying you a beer when we meet

Night Dragon

Yep, I wear one nomatter what state I'm in. I think that it's a totally personal choice, but I have also seen too many folks end up with serious brain injury or worse from going down without a skid-lid. One poor guy still wets his pants every time he laughs real hard cuz of lasting brain damage. (We try not to notice) :->

Reloaded from mu first post to this question.    

Here ya go. One of my serious PEEVES. FREEDOM OF CHOICE! I am greatly opposed to the govt trying to tell me or any other adult what to wear or when to wear it just because some liberal do-gooder wants to impose their ideas on everyone else. Whether it be a motorcycle helmet, seat belts, ski helmet or bicycle helmet. And, as for others being stuck with medical bills, that won't happen with proper medical insurance. The Govt should worry more about financial execs ripping money out of our bank accounts and calling it boners (mis-spell intentional). And further more... OK OK OK just shut up Mike and answer the question. I CHOSE NOT to wear one and would defend to the end your choice to wear one. And don't get me started on what that DOT sticker means.

ok time to put my 2 cents in on the subject i choose not to wear a halmet most times..... i have been in accidents many got hit head on by drunk driver in september of 08 some say im lucky, i say it wasnt my time. i dont mind wearing a helmet but i prefer not to. if i am going to worry about how dangerious it is then i will stay on the couch and wear a helmet when i go up my steps to the bathroom life is dangerious not just riding and riding is my life period. its what got me up and walking again after my accident. if any is curious just ask waiting for comments on this one

yea.
have you seen the cage drivers in arkansas

Let those who ride decide! I rode for better than thirty years without a helmet, and with fifty years of riding under my belt, I have determined that there are two kinds of people, those who have been down and those who are going to go down. The state I live in requires helmets, so i wear the least one can get by with, loose and on the back of my head, and can't wait to get to a state that doesn't require one when I'm riding. I too believe that better time could be spent by those we pay to represent us than toi protect me from myself, but here's some news for you. In Colorado, a helmet is required on a motorcycle, and according to the people who require us to wear them, they don't impair your vision or hearing, yet if you wear a helmet in a car, you will be tickete, and the reason is that it impairs your vision and hearing. Go figure. Here's more. There has not been conclusive tests in helmets since the MSF(Motorcycle Safety Foundation) implemented the DOT standards in the '70s, and they don't exist anymore, and what's more, they concluded that a helmet would split in two pieces if impacted at around thirty-five MPH. Again, go figure. Just my two cents

We always wear a helmet. We lost many good people because they didn't have a helmet on

I FEEL MUCH SAFER WITHOUT ONE.

While in city traffic I usually wear mine. Out on open country roads with good visibility, I usually don't. At night I do cause there are so many critters that don't look both ways before they cross the road.

Picture not withstanding, I wear mine. My helmet stopped a windshield from making me 2-3 inches shorter. Still have the scar at the hairline. That doesn't mean Uncle Sugar Should dictate. Freedom of choice, Freedom to PURSUIT of happiness, etc.

  I always use mine but I still think the option should be made for those that ride not some stuffed shirt moron that has never been near a bike besides seeing one in the next lane, exc.

Dont want to be looking down at my own funeral seeing my family crying and then hear one of my buddies in the back say: damn if he had only been wearing his helmet! DOT Carbon fibre their light and after a few miles you forget your even wearing it.