Originally Posted by
rydabent
mcon
My accident. I was knocked over sideways in a low speed accident. My helmet ONLY hit the ground on the side. I got no road rash on the side of the my head because ONLY the helmet contacted the concrete. I had a sore shoulder for months.
Scientifically gravity was involved.
You got nothing. Thought so.
On a rare occasion, I rode without a helmet. I did not crash and did not suffer Traumatic Brain Injury. But I worried about not riding with a helmet about 2% of the entire ride, a definite negative.
Perhaps I rode safer for not riding with a helmet, but I can't say for sure. Which is more than you can say.
In essence, riding without a helmet kept me safe and did not result in a less safe experience. I would not have been safer with a helmet, but perhaps I would have rode more recklessly and needed one for the protection it may or may not have provided. Certainly, even if I thought a helmet was proof against head injury, wearing a helmet would not have mitigated shoulder woes...
Why were you not wearing full body armor when a simple crash put you out of action...?