And riding your bike didn’t require extra equipment.
JA4444 1970s, historical, two young girls stting outside on a Tuscan bike, a chopper type bicycle with high handlebars and different sized wheels, a popular and iconic bike of this era.
It wasn’t just rare to see a kid in a bike helmet during the ’70s, it was unheard of. Even if you considered yourself something of a neighborhood Evel Knievel, wearing a helmet was like admitting to the other kids that you expected to crash. We probably had a few more concussions than necessary, but we didn’t know at the time just how dangerous it was to have our craniums so exposed.
