Dear Editor,

As a resident of Stanford West who drives and cycles across Campus I am daily involved in near collisions with students on bikes. In the face of the recent tragedy I am at a complete and total loss to explain why Stanford does not make the wearing of helmets compulsory. The conformist cool factor would look after itself once every one does it, particularly if helmets integrate cell phone and rear vision mirror. It would cost the University nothing. The cost to each student is only about 40 dollars and the benefit is immeasurable – saving another life, avoiding another head injury and sparing an innocent car driver a terrible and life-long burden.

Annie Godfrey, campus resident