Helmet safety when you need it!!!

I usually never ride without wearing helmet to my office. I want to share this real life experience which would reinforce the necessity of wearing helmets. I was going on the road at about 50kmph when a scooter zipped past at nearly 70kmph overtaking my bike. The road had no other traffic in near sight. Then it happened in a flash. just as the scooter crossed me, something hit my helmet front visor with a thump and fell off. I was not at all distracted but it took me a moment to realise that it was a piece of stone which was sent off flying like a missile from the scooter tyre catapulting it from the road. I thanked my lucky stars that I had my visor on. If not for the visor that stone would have hit me on my temple..what a close call! Well my friends do not forget both your helmet and more importantly the safety visor! Take care as so much depends on you!