Helmets come off during accidents.. they don't save lives!

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two incidents where the helmets came off during the accidents!!
It's these types of accidents and reports the NHTSA doesn't take into effect:
IL: http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/2306331-418/vehicle-perez-crash-romeoville-according.html
Romeoville man sent airborne in fatal motorcycle crash SUN-TIMES MEDIA Nov 9, 2010 11:11:10AM
A Romeoville man was sent flying through the air after his motorcycle hit a big pothole and he landed in the path of another vehicle in a fatal crash in a Chicago neighborhood Monday.
Carlo Kintanar, 31, of the 1000 block of Redondo Drive in Romeoville was riding southbound in the 2600 block of Damen Avenue at about 11:57 a.m. when he hit a large pothole and was ejected from his bike, according to Chicago police news affairs officer Robert Perez.
As he was ejected forward from his bike, he landed in front of another moving vehicle also going south in another lane, Perez said.
The motorcyclist’s helmet came off during the crash and ended up underneath the other vehicle, however, he was not run over by the vehicle, Perez said.
Kintanar was pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 9:25 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
The crash happened on a small roadway through an industrialized area that is also undergoing construction, which may explain the large pot holes in that stretch, Perez said.
Major Accidents Investigation Unit determined the other vehicle’s driver is not at fault because that vehicle stayed in the the correct lane and attempted to stop. No citations or charges are expected, Perez said.

MD: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/frederick/motorcyclist-dies-in-frederick.html
Motorcyclist dies in Frederick crash By The Frederick (Md.) News-Post Maryland State Police say a Middletown, Md., man was killed when his motorcycle drifted to the side of a road and its tires rubbed the curb.
It happened Sunday about 2:20 p.m. on Old National Pike in Frederick.
Troopers say 53-year-old Robert Herr II's motorcycle overturned, ejecting him.
Police say his helmet was forced off and he suffered severe head injuries.
Herr was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.