Cyclist says helmet saved his life BRISTOL, England, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A British bicyclist thrown off his bike when a bus driver rammed into him says his helmet saved his life. Phillip Mead, 43, was knocked off his bicycle when Gavin Hill, 29, swerved into him in a bout of road rage, The Daily Telegraph reported. On April 5, Hill cut Mead off as the two were traveling down a street. At a stop light, Mead tugged at one of the bus' windshield wipers. He then rode off, at a slow pace, in front of the bus. The bus was then caught on camera trying to catch up to Mead and swerving into him, running him over. Mead suffered a broken leg, fractured wrist and thumb, but said he could have died if he had not been wearing a helmet. "Without my helmet it could have been a lot worse -- I could have been killed," he said. Mead said he felt "no anger" toward Hill, who was sentenced to 17 months in jail for the incident Thursday after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm. "It goes to show how one bit of [road] rage can affect so many people's lives," Mead said. It has affected me and my family -- but also now him and his family now he has gone to prison. But I do not feel any anger towards him now. In fact, I feel really sorry for his family.