[Margerie]

My FIL would have died 20 years ago if he hadn't had his bike helpmet on. He did have extensive therapy (4 months in ICU, many surgeries, still disabled)

I wonder if Pennsylvania stated that bike helmets were of no value? I am sure they formed an action committee with no ER or trauma docs, but full of healthcare industry people to take an unbiased approach to evaluating bike helmet recommendations. And then if anyone complained (or got hysterical) they patted them on the head "There, there, calm down, we know what is best for you. You know those greedy ER docs are just out for money and certainly would have only their self-interest in mind and that is why we did not include them."