Although the need for bicycle helmet legislation was recently questioned in CMAJ,1 the question of whether helmets are being properly strapped on remains unanswered.2 How many adults — and even more children — wear their helmets either unstrapped or poorly strapped and hanging loosely over their occipital areas? An improperly strapped helmet is worse than worthless: it conveys a false sense of being protected.
Wilhelm Kreyes Retired Physician Winnipeg, Man.