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by j1x9 2591 days ago
Other benefits of not wearing a helmet:

* Wearing a helmet only protects the head from a limited number of possible injuries.

* Wearing a helmet makes people overconfident and overly risk-taking.

* In the Netherlands, very few cyclists wear helmets because they are experienced by cycling almost daily, don't take unnecessary risks and street traffic design is far superior.

* Wearing a helmet looks dorky.

* Wearing a helmet is proven to cause vehicle drivers to respect bicyclists' space less, leading to more fatalities and injuries. [0,1]

0: https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet...

1: https://road.cc/content/news/252652-study-still-indicates-dr...

Conclusion: A helmet is unnecessary for experienced cyclists who are only going 10-15 km/h in proven safe traffic-designed areas, all other use-cases: it depends.