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@freddo
nnng, I can't help myself.
mechanical vandal and others are correct, you can't have your cake and eat it. the alternative to contributory negligence is mandatory helmet wearing, which I'm sure most normal people would agree is not a preferred option.
However, we're only really vulnerable to cars and other motor vehicles. the more bikes (and less cars) on the road, the less likely we are to be in a serious accident. I for one resent that I have to wear a dorky helmet (sometimes) just because someone else chooses to move around in a 2,000kg box of steel at 60kph, and occasionally drive it at me when they're being careless.