Originally Posted by
ShortLegCyclist
With the scenario you describe, I'm sure it would still help.
The point of the statement is simply to raise awareness that at high speeds, 25-30 mph, there is no helmet that will prevent serious head injury.
True. I crashed at 35 mph (unexpected complete fork failure, suffered major head injury, lived, recovered and am here 35 years later. That was the original Bell Biker. No helmet. If I was "lucky" I might had gotten to live as a vegetable.
Ben