"The law allows the rider to use the bike without a helmet"
No, it does not; not in the UK at any rate (only in Spain, Germany, Israel and a few other countries)
"Is the road softer because the bike has a roll bar"
Technically, yes. The roll cage and harness make it much less likely that your cranium will strike road surface. Just like in a car. If you advocate wearing a helmet in a C1, logically you must also advocate wearing a helmet in a car (especially a convertible). And if you do so, then you also need to advocate neck braces etc to cope with the increased weight on the neck.
Electric bikes will not succeed in Europe as the central goal of European road safety ("Vision Zero") is to remove all powered two wheeled vehicles from the road.
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"The law allows the rider to use the bike without a helmet"
No, it does not; not in the UK at any rate (only in Spain, Germany, Israel and a few other countries)
"Is the road softer because the bike has a roll bar"
Technically, yes. The roll cage and harness make it much less likely that your cranium will strike road surface. Just like in a car. If you advocate wearing a helmet in a C1, logically you must also advocate wearing a helmet in a car (especially a convertible). And if you do so, then you also need to advocate neck braces etc to cope with the increased weight on the neck.
Electric bikes will not succeed in Europe as the central goal of European road safety ("Vision Zero") is to remove all powered two wheeled vehicles from the road.