The author of the article actually doesn't propose taking away helmets. Instead the author says: "Only a suite of infrastructure changes can combat the deadlies

The author of the article actually doesn't propose taking away helmets. Instead the author says: "Only a suite of infrastructure changes can combat the deadliest risk to cyclists. Not helmets alone." I think the author is actually a bit careful. It is actually quite possible to make the infrastructure so safe that helmets offer little additional protection -and thus people stop wearing them-. This is (rather in a nutshell) what has happened in the Netherlands. This situation still so far from the typical (North America) experience at this moment that I would fully understand if you don't quite believe it. However, hopefully you can see there has to be some reason why all the people in eg. this video [1] aren't wearing helmets. They can't all be crazy, after all. See also [2] for a very short summary of specific bicycle infrastructure. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynwMN3Z9Og8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynwMN3Z9Og8 (Utrecht Vredenburg) [2] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z5dvqhYQACY https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z5dvqhYQACY A Quick Intro to Dutch Bike Paths