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The Importance Of Using Safety Helmets

When we think about motorcycles we thinkIronically, the very people who reject
about the feel of the rushing wind in ourmotorcycle helmets think nothing about
faces and our hair blowing back behind us. Wewearing a helmet for sports activities. No
think about looking cool as we speed down theone questions the use of helmets in, for
road. What we don't think about is whatexample, football or ice hockey. Helmets
happens to the human body when it is involvedprotect  the  players  from  injury.
in a motorcycle collision with a car or van.
We don't think about the impact of theThe Cleveland Clinic Health Information
collision, the body being thrown clear andCenter states that injury can be prevented
sliding along the road's surface until itthrough the use of properly fitted helmets.
stops on its own or until it encounters aThere are different kinds of safety helmet
fence  or  a  telephone  pole.for sports. It is critical to wear the right
size. A loose fitting helmet cannot protect
It was the death of a race car driver thatthe head because it will move when impacted.
sparked interest in helmet safety in thisThe helmet should always touch the head all
country. In 1956, William Snell was killedthe  way  around.
when his helmet failed to protect him in what
was deemed a survivable race car accident.We don't often think about getting injured on
Since that time, the standards for helmetsa bicycle, but, according to the Bicycle
have been regulated by the American NationalHelmet Safety Institute, nearly 540,000
Standards Institute, with the input of thebicyclists are injured seriously enough each
Snell Memorial Foundation. While we canyear to require visiting an emergency room.
regulate helmet safety, it is not alwaysOf this number, 67,000 have head injuries.
possible to get people to wear them. UnlessThe Snell Foundation has also developed
they are mandated by law, many people refusestandards  for  bicycle  helmets.
to  do  so.
As with motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets
According to the National Highway and Trafficshould fit the head properly. Loose helmets
Safety Administration, just under half of alldo not protect the head. Straps should be
motorcycle deaths between 1990 and 1993adjusted to ensure the best fit. Many helmets
resulted because the rider was not wearing aare made from expanded polystyrene, but no
safety helmet. Even if death is avoided whenother material is considered best for
the helmetless rider was injured, there mayhelmets. Bicycle helmets protect the head by
still be drastic consequences. Head, neck andabsorbing energy and lessening the force of
back injuries may leave riders paralyzed orthe impact. Their light weight make them
handicapped  for  life.ideal for the bicycle riders.



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