What a stupid argument. This is a great example of how statistics can appear to support any random premise, no matter how obviously wrong it is. So why don't w

What a stupid argument. This is a great example of how statistics can appear to support any random premise, no matter how obviously wrong it is. So why don't we take basic protective measures to mitigate safety risks? Um, we do. Drivers wear seat belts, pedestrians cross at crosswalks, and cyclists wear helmets. Of course if OP had phrased the question this way, it would be clear that he has no point. Instead, just to be pedantic he phrases it: "why don't we wear helmets all the time"? Such bullshit is what you're taught to look out for in your freshman rhetoric class. Please, please wear a helmet when you ride a bike. OP himself admits that if you're in a serious accident a helmet will save your life. That's where the argument should have ended.