streets of Paris or Vienna are not. Bradley Wiggins is (probably) wrong about cycle helmets (his comments on not listening toiPOds and using lights at night were bang on the money) but by giving cycling such a high profile he may be doing a great deal for cycle safety anyway, by encouraging a new generation of youngsters to take to the roads on two wheels. Share this article: Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. We also have to remember WHEN riding a bike/ car / using our legs. Trust in ourselves is sadly not all that's to it. A lot of accidents can happy by other road users. Not having an airbag is not at all safe! Why? because you can be the safest driver in the world but it doesn't stop another driving smashing into the back of you causing your head to smash though the wind screen!!!!!! We need a more active nation, all fair and well Boris bringing out his bikes but where's the safety!? What an awful article the Mail has produced. How can one person say wearing a helmet can hinder people. I've seen comments taking into account of the shape of helmets and other risk facts. But this writer hasn't really made any valid points at all! "Making people wear helmets may make cycling appear to be SAFER than it really is. This could encourage normally cautious types to take more risks" Yes well done