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Originally Posted by Chris
My major crash happened 40 years ago before Georgia required helmets so I was not wearing one. I was on a Honda 305 and took a 35mph turn at 60mph. In retrospect perhaps that was not very wise. The bike went down and slid under a car. I was seperate from the bike and made a dent in the truck of a parked car with my head (again, no helmet). Woke up in the Emergency Room. Lived, of course, with no real damage, but there was no part on my body as big as your hand that wasn't bleeding. Appearantly I rubbed off speed and skin as I tumbled down the road.
In the Emergency Room I knew I was dying. A very strange feeling. You will probably make fun of this, but it was serious at the time. By the way, I have had that postive feeling one other time when in Viet Nam a sniper caught me out in the open. He fired twice. I knew I was going to be dead any second. But he stopped firing and I lived another day. Thankfully.
Don't know how my accident affects full face helmets, but since you asked... Sure wish I had had one on when I went down.
Chris, retired near Atlanta.
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The helmet vs. no helmet debate can be divisive, and no doubt we won't solve it here. I personally feel as you do, that I wouldn't ride without a full face helmet, but I also understand the freedom of choice position (none, full, 3/4, 1/2, lid, etc.). In any event, I can certainly understand why you feel so strongly about it, given this experience.
BTW, my brother has told me stories about what he saw and experienced in Vietnam, so that part of your post resonated with me. One thing I'm pretty sure we can all agree on is that we thank you for serving your country, however we feel/felt about that war.
Keith