Agreed.... but it's interesting that no one has challenged Mickles statement. If I had written something along the lines of helmets save lives I would have had all the usual suspects come down on me like a tonne of bricks, yet no one challenges an equally contentious statement.
Could it be that people who do wear helmets and believe that they do have a place in cycling safety read statements like Mickles and think to themselves what's the point in trying to reason with people who think that way?
I find that people who are pro helmet very quickly get worn down to the point that they don't bother contributing to these debates leaving the door wide open for people to write sensationalistic claims that are not challenged.
BTW I took a chunk out of my scalp the other week because I hadn't opened my up and over garage door high enough and I wasn't paying attention when I wheeled my bike out. Wow scalp wounds don't half bleed! Last time I did the same thing I was wearing my helmet and guess what? No scalp wound.
So I can assure you that helmets can, and do prevent injuries. Mind you opening the garage door a little higher works as well.