Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don't wear the dreaded helmet then.
Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.
He [Gerald R. Ford] played too much football with his helmet off.
Unfortunately, many parents reject helmets for their kids out of a mistaken perception that helmets are unsafe for children.
I'm a firm believer that there's no way that a six-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill.
I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I'd be the first one to have my kid in a full helmet and like a cage across his face mask.
I've had motorcycle accidents!
The growth of cycling is a good thing. But good cycling is responsible cycling.
Even wrestling, now, I wear the helmet all the time. I'm not going to make that mistake again ever in my life.
I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.
It makes common sense that children, whose brains are rapidly developing, should not be hitting their heads hundreds of times per season.
It's going to be a rule, I think, for wearing a crash hat, and I actually fractured my skull through not wearing a hat. I was so lucky to escape from that, and now, it's something I always do.
I never had a concussion playing rugby.
I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.
The act of riding a bicycle isn't causing brain trauma. Yeah, you could fall, but that's if something goes wrong. Everything could go right in football, and it's still dangerous.
