statistically, the more ice cream begins to sell, the more reported incidents of **** occur in that area.
its true, but likely doesn't make sense to most people. so should we stop eating ice cream? of course not.
im saying there are likely extraneous variables that factor into these statistics. the countries with lower helmet use AND lower death rates are likely countries with a long and established culture of bicycle/automobile co-existence.
helmets aren't a better strategy than educating motorists about cyclist awareness, but lets not demonize helmets either, they definitely aren't hurting anyone.