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@Raymondo
Had a big crash on Tuesday night, I was sprinting away from some lights on my SS bike, out of my seat, and my left pedal arm sheared off the end of the bottom bracket, suffice to say i with all my weight and balance on that side of the bike I went down into the road like a comet. The next thing I knew (half an hour after the accident) an ambulance driver was getting excited because I suddenly could remember my name and I remembered my wife's name so he could call her on my mobile. We have just had a baby girl (which I remembered after half an hour of amnesia) and as such my wife was in a state when the ambulance driver spoke to her to say they were taking me to get a CT scan etc. (he told her I couldn't remember who I was). Smashed my face up nicely by going face/head first into the road, my helmet had some lovely grazes / bangs on it. Pretty sure without it I wouldn't be talking to my wife and daughter again.
I always wear it on my Richmond to Waterloo commute, but I often pop down the shops without my helmet on (much to my wife's annoyance). The thing about this particular accident, is that it could have happened on a 5 minute pop down the shops. I'm gonna wear it all the time now.
By the way, according to the ambulance guys, whilst I was down and out (with blood pouring out of my face) I was surrounded by loads of other cyclists who stopped the traffic and looked after me (calling the ambulance etc).
I don't know who they are, but I'd like to give them and any one of us that helps another cyclist out after an accident a big thanks.
Mart