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driving at high speeds without protection
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A helmet would have prevented some of the head injury, but I don't expect even leathers would have helped a whole lot. Some kinds of stupid just have unavoidable consequences.
The leathers and helmet would probably have helped out with nearly every injury there.
When you’re properly protected for the side you really only have to worry about friction burns and hitting a stationary object while sliding.
Helmets protect the head from shocks and abrasion.
Leather or cordura protects the body from abrasion.
So when wearing these, you can fall with "little" risk as long as you don't hit anything (usually sidewalks, trees, walls, safety barriers, another vehicle...).
A helmet would have prevented what seems to have been some serious injury to the head and face.
See screenshots in my previous comment.
Based on this fortnine video about leather's ability to withstand a ridiculous amount of abrasion, it probably would've helped a lot.