May 14

Madison, Wis. -- A delivery truck ran over a cyclist's head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet. The cyclist, 26, was shaken up, especially after he saw the condition of his helmet.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head," he said. "It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."

A graduate student in medical physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was riding swiftly down a bike path in Madison Friday afternoon. As he approached an intersection where he said he had a green light, he noticed the truck preparing to make a right turn in front of him.

The truck wasn't going to stop, he said, so he slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and landing in the street.

A moment later the truck rolled over his head - and kept going.

His black Giro helmet was flattened, tread marks visible on the cracked frame.

He was taken to the hospital and released about three hours later.

"I'm OK except for a concussion," he said Friday night.

Police initially declined to call the incident a hit-and-run, saying it was unclear whether the driver knew someone had been hit.

The cyclist said he was already in the street as the truck was turning.

"The truck driver definitely would have known," he said. "You know when you run over a curb and my head was definitely higher than a curb."

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Lucky him that he got his helmet on! See kiddies, you should always wear your helmet so your brains don't get splattered.

Really though, better safe than sorry. If you aren't smart enough to wear a helmet, well...

Last I checked, ignorance didn't excuse anybody from nearly running you over. The driver has to answer for something even if he didn't know.

Maybe my Man will wear his helmet now that I showed him this. "prays"

Wow that guy was lucky! This is why I wear a helmet though. If you ride a bike on a regular basis you're bound to get into an accident, and when that happens it's best to have your head protected. But still, a truck running over someone's head...someone probably has great plans for this guy Maybe he should sign an endorsement deal with Giro, I mean it was a Giro helmet, hahaha!

Ya hey der, ya think.

I'd offer to sell my helmet to the company that made it for advertising purposes.

here's his

OMG.....lucky dude.

Geez. I'm glad he's ok. He's so lucky to be alive right now.

You and I think the same! LOL

if he really had been lucky, the truck had'nt rolled over his head in the first place.

I would charge to lend it to the company for a year of use, then after a year charge double than the previous year and if they decline, sell it on eBay.