very sad to know about your accident but equaly sad to the fact that when accident happens people just gather around to watch the scene as if some madari is there,,
and may allah bless that lady who did such an effort,may allah reward her with his kind mercy,she was no doubt very kind,,do pray for her and people of the like of her,,they deserve prayers,,
hopeflly u will fully recover,,and all our prayers are with you your family and tat lady ..
your words that one should always be fully equiped n matter if the journey is small or long,,
at least do it when helmet is concerned,,
so the cheapo helmet seved its purpose,,
i would like t add a bit more,,this helmet comes in two varieties,, one is uneed chinese which costs upto 800 rs .. like urs,,its heavy in weight,,very heavy,, another is taiwanese uneed helmet ditto same both no difference in shape cpolkor etc,,
only that is very light in weight and costs 1700 rs,, thats much better and that wont shatter like urs but would just buldge or turn into powdery material ,,
so if one can buy do buy that helmet,,