All the cats saying lids don't work sound like newbee kooks. I don't know ANYONE who has spent YEARS on a bike... ANY bike that would say they would be better off hitting their head without a lid. (And yes... being hit by a car will kill my a$$ 90% of the time... even with a lid. Anyone who assumes otherwise is a moron.)
I'm all for choice. What you do with your head is your business. BUT saying you would be better off NOT wearing a helmet when your head hits the ground is funny at best. Put this same post in ANY other forum on this site and you'll be laughed at.