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They wear them because:

Their cars are custom built (e.g. F1) and don't have air bags or crumple zones and are open top.

Their cars are modified to be lighter weight, so air bags and other safety equipment is removed. Instead they are fitted with roll cages and wear a helmet.

They're also racing around at high speeds where rolling a car is a real possibility.

Yes, let's equate that to a road car with a proven safety record (NCAP) tests.

Let's see how many tests of a cyclist smashing their head into the ground shows that it's harmless...




> Let's see how many tests of a cyclist smashing their head into the ground shows that it's harmless...

I'm sure that you can provide evidence of helmet-wearers doing the same to show that it's harmless one you put on a foam hat?

On a related note, thousands of drivers dying from head trauma each year demonstrate that NCAP is no immortality cheat either.




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