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Motorcycle Accident Protection: How to Choose a Safe Helmet

By | February 15th, 2018

The motorcyclist’s choice of a helmet can mean the difference between surviving an accident or dying. Overlooked details or stylistic choices can contribute to an unsafe decision. Just because a helmet is up for sale doesn’t mean it’s safe, or that it’s safe for you in particular. Here are five tips to follow when getting a helmet: Get a full face helmet. Almost half of all motorcycle injuries involve the face. Horrific and fatal injuries do occur to the face, chin, and jaw. Surviving a serious facial injury also means.

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Motorcycle Accident Protection: When to Replace Your Helmet

By | August 31st, 2017

Snell certified motorcycle helmets are well-built and have saved the lives of many motorcyclists. However, that doesn’t mean they’re indestructible. In fact, they’re intended for use as throw-away products. That is, you should retire them after they’ve been through one motorcycle accident. Although the outer shell is subjected to high impact forces and friction during an accident, the real damage occurs to the interior foam, which absorbs impact energy by deforming. Without this “give,” the impact shock wave would be transmitted directly to your head. The problem is that after.

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The Importance of Eye Protection in Preventing Motorcycle Accidents

By | February 9th, 2017

The need for motorcycle helmets has received a lot of attention. Of course, this attention is well deserved. The human skull is easily fractured by an unprotected fall from a motorcycle, and many unhelmeted motorcyclists die each year in accidents. However, eye protection doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Unlike helmets, which improve your survival prospects in a motorcycle accident, eye protection prevent motorcycle accidents. How Eye Protection Prevents Accidents The eye is a delicate structure that’s highly vulnerable to flying objects while riding at highway speeds. The most common projectiles.

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Helmet Choices

By | December 29th, 2016

California requires motorcyclists and their passengers to wear helmets. DOT are the only approved helmets in California and in those states that require a helmet.  There are fines for not obeying the helmet law.  If you are in an accident, they are your best protection from serious injury. Buying a helmet for motorcycling is not a simple as it sounds.  There are many different types to choose from.  There are several different styles and the prices vary widely.  As long as you purchase a helmet designed for motorcycling and it.

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Three Helmet Myths That Increase the Lethality of Motorcycle Accidents

By | June 13th, 2016

Motorcycle helmets save lives by protecting the head against injury in an accident. People who dislike the feel of wearing a helmet, often justify themselves with arguments that refute established knowledge about the safety benefits of helmets. This established knowledge is based on testing and statistical studies covering decades of helmet use. Over time, some of these arguments against using helmets become popular myths. How do myths increase the lethality of motorcycle accidents? By convincing motorcyclists to ride without helmets. A Helmet Is Too Thin to Protect against the Forces of.

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Helmet Mistakes That Compromise Safety in Motorcycle Accidents

By | June 13th, 2016

An unprotected head is the most vulnerable part of the body in motorcycle accidents. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, serious head injury is common among motorcycle accident fatalities, and helmets are 37 percent effective in fatality prevention. In addition, helmets are 67 percent effective in brain injury prevention. However, the wrong helmet purchase and usage can seriously compromise its effectiveness. Here are three common mistakes that compromise safety: Using a Novelty Helmet (or Any Non Certified Helmet) According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, novelty helmets.

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