👍 I have a friend that fell off a ladder and now has permanent brain damage. (Each morning he asks his wife what his name is.) I've started wearing my bicycle helmet when climbing a ladder. Let's make it a thing!👍 I have a friend that fell off a ladder and now has permanent brain damage. (Each morning he asks his wife what his name is.) I've started wearing my bicycle helmet when climbing a ladder. Let's make it a thing!

Bicycle and motorcycle helmets won't really help. They're made to withstand moderate-to-high horizontal impact forces from a low height. A horse-riding helmet would be better. They're made to withstand higher vertical drop distances with less horizontal force, more similar to a fall from a ladder.