Originally Posted by joejack951

No injury at the site of the helmet impact, to me, makes your claim that the helmet had anything to do with your survival quite suspect. I won't argue that it didn't keep your from having a nice big cut on your forehead, but a hit hard enough to almost KILL you would very likely bruise you at least as the foam compressed against your head.

Believe me, I'm happy you survived just like I'm happy I survived getting hit from behind on a 25mph road on a bright sunny day. I can't say a helmet saved my life because I didn't even have one on, nor did I hit my head (my ass took the brunt of my fall resulting in a few fractured vertebrae in my back). Did the chamois in my bike shorts keep my back from breaking entirely? Highly doubtful, though it did keep me from getting road rash in an awkward to bandage area! No naked bike rides for me