One of my best friends, a guy on here who shall remain nameless (by his request) almost died Friday afternoon. He has 2 broken vertebrae in his neck, 3 in his back, couple broken ribs, a nose broken in 3 places, and had some internal bleeding (from smashing his ballz and guts on the tank - thankfully that stopped). Sounds like he went helmet-to-car, but luckily didn't break his jaw or lose teeth too. He's in a full-body brace now, and still in the ICU. Some 72 yr-old lady left-turned him and totalled him and his bike. The helmet saved his life.
Spare a thought or best wishes for him if you have a spare minute and want to.
We saw a ton of Hardley guys riding without helmets yesterday before we visited him in the hospital again. Don't be an idiot like them.....
Stay safe people, and ever vigilant........