I ALWAYS wear a helmet now on the bike... I fell on a wet road and hit the ground hard on my right hip and thigh .... I had a bruise that was about 1/3rd the size of my thigh and after a couple of days my whole body ached.

If I had hit the ground with my head without a helmet (which I wasnt wearing) and done the same damage as I did to my leg I would probably be in a wheelchair or worse.

Everyone should wear a helmet of some description because while 30mph is slow in 2 tons of Toyota, its a helluva lot faster when there is nothing around you and the only thing thats going to hit the pavement is a large chunk of you and nothing else.

Jemma xx

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