Yep. My 12 year old nephew was killed because he rode his bike without a helmet. He was sideswiped by a truck and hit his head on the curb. If he'd been wearing his helmet he would have walked away with a headache. My sister-in-law (his mother) is no longer suicidal but will never recover from the guilt and grief. And the rest of us miss him every day.
I think there are a lot of posters here who have never lost a child due to an easily preventable accident.
Wow, that’s too bad. Hopefully your SIL will be able to move on from feeling guilty.
I just did a bike safety class at work for one of our safety meetings. I showed a friends helmet after he had a massive crash. The helmet was absolutely shattered but he survived. The accident broke his neck and he had a few other injuries but he’s fine now.
It’s sad that we have to use tragic examples to encourage some safety.
I’m sorry about your loss..that’s the worst thing that can happen... but I have to tell you.. I’ve lost 3 dear friends who WERE wearing their helmets.. and my husband was also wearing his the day his motorcycle was hit by a 3/4 ton pickup truck...he was hit so hard it knocked his helmet one way and him the other.. Christopher Reeve wore a helmet too...so I don’t agree that they help at all. They aren’t sturdy enough to save our heads from injury..