Cyclintom:
How many miles have you ridden?
How many times you've been hit by a car (your fault or car driver)?
Do you have good health insurance?
Are you an organ donor?
Whether you want to wear a helmet or not, is none of my business . . .
I've bicycled over a quarter million miles (am only 74 years old now).
Been hit 3 times by car/truck (each time driver was ticketed).
Fortunately I've got good health insurance as one of the driver's did not have insurance at all.
And, by choice, I do wear a helmet and am also an organ donor.
. . . and, most of all, we wish Dave a speedy recovery!!!