I have fallen and wacked my head on the side of a curb while turning right going very fast one night. I guess when I turned I leaned too far over and went down. You know in the cartoons when characters hit their heads and they see stars and birds etc..? I saw that. I wish I had a helmet on that night. I bought one immediately after that. Anyhow for better or for worse I do wear one.

I am not sure if anyone has heard this but 5 cyclists have been killed around here in the last week. Four in Quebec and one in Ontario. I don't know if they were all wearing helmets or not but from reading about the accidents I don't think having a helmet on would have helped them. I also believe helmets are not always going to help you if you in some accidents. In one case a 16 year old kid was killed doing bike tricks in the middle of the road when he was struck by a motorcycle at 10 pm the other night. As a result the motorbike driver and his passenger are in grave critical condition in the hospital with serious internal injuries and they both had helmets on.