> provided you are in a wreck, wearing a helmet greatly reduces your risk of serious injury and death
So . . . you wear a helmet when driving? Because people get head injuries all the time in car wrecks.
So . . . you wear a helmet when driving? Because people get head injuries all the time in car wrecks.
You're right, though. Cars are fundamentally dangerous. High risk of violent injury or death, and, even in the best case, they subtly harm your health and longevity by encouraging a sedentary lifestyle. Damned expensive, too. Perhaps we should all just move to Rotterdam so we wouldn't have to deal with them so much.
yet statistically per-passenger-mile you're more likely to get a head injury while in a car than on a bike.
An argument can be made that you should wear a helmet of some sort in many circumstances where it's not required (or expected) today. Look at downhill skiing. It's still far from universal but no one (besides racers) wore a helmet until 20 years ago or so. I still don't wear one.