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Originally Posted by Archren
Wearing a (full-face) helmet in my accident in '03 is the reason I'm still here today. High-sided and faceplanted. As it is I still had extensive injuries (multiple broken/shattered bones in my face, lost 4 teeth, had to have 6 hours of reconstructive surgery and spent another 5 days in the hospital), but I lived.
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Same here, in '00. I braked hard to avoid a car that started signalling a lane change after it had already come halfway into my lane. Avoided the car, but not the other rider who crashed behind me while trying to do the same. Came down bridged between my head and shoulder. Might as well have been a highside, with how fast my bike came out from under me. Fortunately the only injury was a collarbone that snapped like dry spaghetti, instead of a split head.