Cyclists v Car [Graphic-ish]

[Pipa]

Same for me michi, got my first accident like that 3-4month ago. Was passing a few cars on the cycle path to their right when i came up to a junction. Car beside me wheels not slightly turned, no indication and the driver was looking in a completely different direction then he suddenly turned.
Took off his mirror with my left arm and rolled over the bonnet. Me and bike was fine though, must ve rolled off perfectly. The car had a mirror missing, dented fender and a few scratches on the bonet.

(2011-10-26 02:29)Street Wrote:  (A big part of that will be the fact that he's wearing a helmet)

Agree a 100% with you up to that point. The helmet in that vey case did not help at all, because the impact from the road was taken by his face/chin. Those parts are not covered by helmet and there is a possibility the shape of the helmet made it harder for him to minimize the damage of the fall by rolling over.