What a 12mph crash can get you

David Snow from California wrote in to share what what happened to him last February when he wasn't wearing a helmet on a slow, casual ride in San Diego (He fell going maybe 12mph):

• Two skull fractures


• One spinal compression fracture (almost paralyzed)


• Four days in the hospital


• Three weeks of severe vertigo


• Three weeks using a walker to get around the house


• Eight weeks out of work


• $90,000 of medical bills covered by insurance

Says David, "That's the last time I will ever ride without a helmet. Ever."