Fully agreed. I t-boned a car that cut me off, doing approximately 60-80 km/h. My shoulder dented the car's roof through the door frame. I went flying through the air and landed on my back, on cement-cast stones protruding slightly from the cement (the decorative edge of the roundabout).

I walked out of the hospital a couple of days later. I wouldn't have been walking then, nor today, if it wasn't for the protective shoulder pads and spine protection in my jacket. It took about 18 months of physiotherapy to stand and walk normally again, but still.

Edit: I realise this is a POV with n=1, but it convinced me.

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bartvk 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Please disregard user mawr. Fact is, the body armor protected you. I’m happy you’re able to stand and walk again.

One of my buddies also got hit by a car and had a similar story. Nowadays I ride with a jacket with integrated airbag. Fantastic stuff. Also, check out the new Diablo armor from D3O.

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Mawr 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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	▲	unaindz 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I agree with you on the "Your story doesn't prove armor saved you?" But your second argument about him being to blame for the accident... Like sure, you can always be more safe, more alert. But eventually you are gonna make a mistake no matter how much you try not to. And even if you do everything perfectly any number of unexpected things could happen. "You only got to fuck up once. Be a little slow, be a little late. Just once. And how you ain’t gonna never be slow, never be late? You can’t plan for no shit like this, man. It’s life."
	▲	DiggyJohnson 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The tone of this reply and the accusation of dishonesty is out of line with the HN guidelines. You could have easily edited this comment to be inquisitive and conversational. The last sentence is ridiculous. You don’t know any of these things.