Yes, wearing a helmet will protect you some if you fall at certain speeds, but those accidents are very rare. If you feel that strongly about it, you should wear one when climbing a ladder and whilst taking a bath.
But because people wear helmets on bikes, it makes it look like biking is a high risk activity, which discourages them from biking.
To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets – Slashdot.
Robin Edgar
Organisational Structures | Technology and Science | Military, IT and Lifestyle consultancy | Social, Broadcast & Cross Media | Flying aircraft
robin@edgarbv.com
https://www.edgarbv.com