London's "libertarian" Mayor avoids the helmets too

From SkyNews:

Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes and a transport minister, said it his "libertarian right" to ride without protective headgear.

"I don't wear a helmet when I cycle. The first reason is that I don't want to. I don't want to wear something on my head," he said.

"For me the joy of cycling is to have the wind in your hair, such as I have left. It's free, it's unencumbered; I don't want to be loaded down."

Continuing:

London Mayor Boris Johnson, a keen cyclist, has also admitted he stopped wearing one because it was "hot and scratchy".