Pretty sure I don't ride more recklessly simply because I am wearing a helmet. You're suggesting others do though?

I’m more worried about drivers, who drive more closely to helmeted cyclists.

But even for cyclists, are they as likely to ride at all if they only ride helmeted? Do you treat cycling as a form of transportation, or as exercise?

My belief is that the more cyclists are on the road, the better drivers drive, and that helmets increase the friction of cycling as transportation, and thus that they may decrease actual cycling safety.