Today I learned my friend crashed her bike (no car involved, seems to have just been a wipeout of her own doing mostly) and was not wearing a helmet. Summary of her injuries:
13 fractures in my jaw. 1 skull fracture at point of impact (top of my forehead), and 1 fracture of the right orbital (behing my eyebrow) hence the beginnings of a gnarly black eye. Acute brain hemorrhage in the frontal lobe, and a second adjacent area of acute hemorrhage. Possible broken right wrist. MRI results to come. Hideous road rash on face and entire right hand and arm. Severe concussion.
I won't post pics of her face but trust me it is destroyed. No solid food for three weeks b/c of the broken jaw.
I think I just got scared into wearing my helmet more consistently.