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@JWestland
Tcha in a car you could indeed ask: Why do you not have a car with max safety rating/5 airbags? I mean...old cars are dangerous eh?
Why do you not wear a helmet while walking? Or indeed, high heels!
Etc...I think the narrative that "no helmet = irresponsible" feels people have the right to comment on behavior. But there's no hard proof they help in collisions...
...I usually end up joking I'm better off avoiding taxi drivers/white van man nearby than wearing a helmet. Which seems to work. As everybody in a car/cycling knows they're bell-ends (or drive as them, sometimes the distinction is unclear...) and redirects it to what causes an accident in the first place...
Le Manfriend just sarcastically replies helmets don't help other people's driving... ;)