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@Todd
Just wanna say after cycling in London for 14 years, I decided to begin wearing a helmet last August.
Today I took a full head face plant to the floor after slipping on black ice (couldn't see it). Fucked my eye socket and temple somewhat but the helmet took the full brunt and is now split into 3 pieces. I've never waded into any helmet discussion and have never been someone to tell others to wear a helmet.
But today, I'm really chuffed, despite the pain, that I didn't find out how much worse it could've been had I not had one on.