Motorcycle helmet, why?
It is known that the National Traffic Act requires the use of helmets when riding on motorcycles or mopeds. However, many people do not use it. The mandatory use seems logical given that both vehicles have a body that demonstrates no restraint in a collision or rollover, and that the mere loss of balance on the bike means hitting the head against the hard ground. And the head is not as hard as the floor.
Why wear a helmet
Helmets save lives by preventing or absorbing the shock and head injuries that could be devastating and disabling. Motorcyclists who do not wear helmets have much higher risk of death or permanent injury. The General Accounting Office of the United States (GAO) has been studied and proven that: …show more content…
The hull is the main element of protection when traveling on a motorcycle, moped or bicycle. To understand the usefulness of anything better to understand what happens when someone gets hit in the head element.
The mechanism of injury
When the vehicle is involved in a crash, the driver usually falls. If the head strikes an object, such as the ground, a contact or injury occurs by direct impact. In addition, the movement of the body including head during the march on a bicycle or motorcycle stops abruptly, while the brain continues moving inside the skull in the direction of body motion and after it hits the inner wall of the skull is driven in the opposite direction. This type of internal impact can cause brain damage from a small to a big injury that causes death.
How does the helmet in case of impact?
Helmet absorbs some of the impact energy with its structure, and the brain hits against the skull with less force. It disperses the force of impact in a larger area so that the energy of the impact is not so focused on one part of the head. The rigid outer shell distributes the force of impact in a larger area and provides head protection while avoiding the penetration of