today we were at 5a (mims) a guy on a dirtbike hit a jump landed in water and went over the handle bars again no helmet taken to the hospital... man only if both of them would have been wearing helmets they prob wouldnt have been as serious...... wow what a weekend
Just wanted to add that the guy at 5a that went to the hospital was with us. He is my boyfriend's best friend. He did break two vertebraes, one in his middle and one in his lower back.
He is doing great though. Even if he was wearing a helmet, it wouldn't have done no good, because he landed on his shoulders. But what sucks is that he had told us the night before that he was going to get a helmet before meeting us out there, and he never did. I haven't been riding for long, and I already see the importance of wearing a helmet. You may be the greatest driver, but that doesn't mean anything especially when you are in a terrain that you are not used to.
I just hope that everyone takes this to heart, cause it can happen to anyone.