WELL, Ron Healey really continues to excel in his Luddite approach to what should be a cyclist's personal choice (June 22).
I remember very clearly what happened after the front wheel of my bike skidded on a greasy manhole as I started to turn right in The Groves 25 years ago.
The incident happened so quickly there was no time for any reaction to protect myself. I simply found myself in a bruised heap on the road.
Two worried pedestrians came running. They were surprised I had escaped with bruises. They said: "We saw your head bounce off the road".
The reason why my cranium was not injured was because I was wearing an ancient, yellow climbing helmet.
This was a long time before head protection was available from York cycle shops.
It was my choice to continue to choose this form of head protection.
Ron Healey can produce his anti-helmet statistics as often as he likes but will not sway me to change my mind on their benefits.
I also notice that most cyclists in Slovakia seem to think the same way as I do.
John Edwin Skelton,
Banska Bystrica,
Slovak Republic.
Updated: 10:41 Friday, June 28, 2002
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