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@JWestland
The research jury is also still very much out. You'd need a big set of comparable data for people having similar accidents as similar speeds, one group wearing a helmet and one not to draw conclusions on head injury.
Helmets are not designed for collisions with cars but falls under your own steam. They're not like motorcycle helmets which can absorb a lot more energy but are also very heavy and not suitable for use on a vehicle with no mirrors (headturning...)
As cars are the major commute risk for me and cycling a mile is as safe as driving a mile I refuse to wear a helmet for commuting. It makes cycling look like some extreme sport which it isn't. And the helmets give an illusion of safety against car crashes.
I nearly get sideswiped by a car then a women at the traffic light pulls up and advices me to wear a helmet just in case. Yeah, that would've improved his driving on a give way to me t-junction would it?
BTW rant applies to commuting, I would wear one with a high fall risk though eg mountain biking on holiday, very bad paths cycling, icy roads etc.