Originally Posted by
noodle soup
I wonder how many people responding to this thread have actually experienced a massive wreck.
Having a front tire wash out during a turn, isn't a wreck. It's a "whoops".
Broken collarbones and wrists, aren't serious inquires. Head and neck injuries can be.
I'll sacrifice my hands and arms everytime they could help protect my head.
Worst one I had was on a motorcycle, 60+ mph and flying clean over the car in front of me. I wasn't injured, but I still think it qualifies as "massive". The bike was totaled.
Cycling, head on with a salmon, I was low 20's and he was 15 mph or so. I wasn't injured there either, except where one of the bikes scraped my arm on the way by - 8-inch scar there.
Cycling, hit a rut at 25 and went over the bars. At some point I hit the curb which snapped my collarbone. I didn't hit my helmet in any of these - it's not necessarily a choice between types of injuries.