Originally Posted by
njschmidt
I would say that it was between a direct-back-of-the-head hit and an oblique hit (the bump and scab are closer to my left ear). The CT scan failed to indicate hemorrhaging. I'm not sure the exact type of trauma experienced by the friend's son who died.
If he simply fell with his bike while stationary - and that's how I read it, wrongly perhaps - he's one of the few who are extremely unlucky when hitting their head. Happens in all kind of situations: at home, on the sidewalk, when biking etc.
What is first of all being discussed here is not really if a helmet may help in certain situations. It may. Rather, what some of us doubt is BOTH that there's much more reason to wear it when biking than when walking or taking a shower, AND that they have the effect claimed by so many, including authories.