....... One of them hit a crack in the road; my wife struck that bicyclist and was flipped to land on her head. The other cyclist that fell had pretty good road rash but declined transport by ambulance and got a ride home.
My wife wanted to decline transport as well. I was...insistent that she cooperate with the paramedics.
Good on you! Head trauma, even if it seems OK right after the accident, is nothing to take lightly. Always good to get it thoroughly evaluated.
A good friend of mine got clipped by a trailer while on a road ride. The first instant his fellow rider realized something happened was when he saw parts of my friends bike helmet fly by in his peripheral vision. My friends helmet was totally shattered but he didn't suffer permanent brain injury. He did spend a week in the hospital from other injuries, but recovered to ride again.
His experience definitely made me a believer in bike helmets!