Originally Posted by
Six jours
Well, no, you haven't. You just spent sixty bucks on some plastic and foam in the hopes that it will help if you fall over. "Doing everything you could" would involve a motorsports helmet, an intensive course of bike handling training, and staying off public streets while riding. The fact that your helmet is giving you "confidence" should be a warning flag -- are you sure you're not more likely to need it now?
Agreed... I think a little tumbling and rolling practice would be a great idea, too. And if we could get the damn cars and trucks off the road... we'd really be getting somewhere.