Hey. No irony. I flew over the handlebars on my Beach Cruiser once. (I was doing something incredibly stupid, which would invite much heckling here, so I shall not digress.) Somehow, during that seemingly slow motion experience, I was able to review the choices for which part of my head I wanted to offer to the ground. I chose my cheek (no breakage), and it still left me stunned.

...I've said before that I don't wear a helmet, but I'm thinking more and more that it is a good idea. I also heard this recently from a Dr. who was lecturing on PBS about reducing aging and living longer. His argument for the helmet was that it reduces your chances of senile dementia. Apparently, old "minor" head injuries can add up.

I was checking some out at the Costco today. Not sure if that's the best quality, but, dang! There were a lot of vents on those!