I *really do* take extra precautions and take the risk of injury at my age, with my disabilities, and our thin social support network quite seriously.
It's another example of how wearing a helmet isn't only about car collisions, no matter how much abled dudes love to pretend it is.
I'm 6 ft tall and weigh....a lot. Falling over like that could throw my head at the ground quite hard. I was grateful I had my helmet on.
And fuck UC Davis' ableism for increasing the risk this would happen.