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Because it is believed that wearing a helmet will protect people from skull injuries in case of a fall.

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Someone was racing down a street and hit there head and died. I also have the alien theory?

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more people will wear helmets, hence less people will die from falling off bikes and splitting their skulls open and letting their brains fall out.

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