Originally Posted by jfan

I'd be dead if it weren't for a helmet. I have no recollection of what happened on that day. Very little damage to the bike, and no one witnessed the incident (that's willing to talk about it, anyway). I lost about 16hrs of my life....from about 3hrs before I left on the ride until I was in the neuro unit of the hospital. There was a serious dent/crack on the L temple area of the helmet and I received 6 stitches there. I was awake, I talked to people, the squad came, they performed diagnostic tests and stitched my head up, and I can't remember any of it. I'm fairly cautious and I don't take stupid chances..... whatever happened to me could probably happen to anyone. Feeling the cool air running over your head isn't worth risking death.