Not entering into a helmet debate but...
I recently decided to buy a helmet, I've been a bit unsteady, losing my balance a bit and getting dizzy spells and thought it might be a good idea.
I have just been downstairs to have a look at my helmet. It is a Specialized helmet with a clip on sun visor. The visor came off when I fell and I just grabbed it off the road and didn't think about it. It seems the visor took the brunt of the impact and is nicely roughed up.
I reckon that the damaged visor and the damage on my glasses mean that I could have hit my head hard on the tarmac without it and at the very least it saved a lot more road rash on my face and could have saved an eye from injury.
I guess that paid for itself then.
