One of the recent local bike fatalities was a guy in a pickup who turned left in front of the cyclist.
The reports indicated that the helmet made no difference.
Many times we read that the biker wasn’t wearing a helmet but many times it wouldn’t have made a difference anyway. But the stats don’t usually account for that. It just goes down as another biker died because he wasn’t wearing a helmet.
Not another biker killed because of a careless driver.
Many don't understand that most people in cars are programed to watch for cars and trucks. M/Cs have very small profiles and in many cases it just doesn't register with the driver of the car. They don't see you in their minds eye.
You can be the best rider on the planet, but if they turn left into your direction of travel, you get launched and it's lights out.
You can be killed in a car with a seat belt too.