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Upside down 8-Jun-2007 At 11:07:46 AM BigMike

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On 7/06/2007 cheesehead wrote:

>One of his surgeons in Hobart predicted that his injuries my have been
>worse if he was wearing a helmet, due to the very particular nature of
>the trauma.

Hmmm...

- I could see a doctor saying this to someone with a serious ding to their head in an attempt to keep them positive.
- I could see Paul Pritchard hanging on to that speculation as a way of countering self-recrimination over having not worn a helmet.

Years and years ago there was a car accident near my home where a car went under a semi-trailer. It took the car's roof clean off, but safety belts weren't compulsory then, the driver wasn't wearing one, he ducked, and got off without a scratch. Reports at the time suggested that a seatbelt would have restrained him, and he would have been decaptitated.

So I've never worn a seatbelt since then, naturally.