Y.O.L.O.
Why Are Helmets A Necessity?
The biggest reason you should wear a helmet : It will significantly lessen the force of your impact when and if you fall. If you google “bike helmets are": the suggested/most popular searches are “bike helmets are gay” ”useless” ”dangerous” ”ugly
There is a bad culture around bike helmets (no one likes them)
1989 study proved that whoever wore helmets had 85% less head injury 88%had less brain injury.
1978-San Diego County
6% bike
10% motorbike
15% vehicle-pedestrian
16% non vehicle/non bike
53% motor vehicles
Are Helmets A Risk To Your Health?
You will still get an injury even if you wear a helmet
Your head is exposed at all times biking and other sports aren’t special
We don’t need to wear helmets when we are walking down stairs or running on the sidewalk
There is always a risk and sports aren’t an exception
1978-San Diego County
6% bike
10% motorbike
15% vehicle-pedestrian
16% non vehicle/non bike
53% motor vehicles
2001-New York Times article-rate of bike head injuries had risen 51% over ten years
False sense of security for biker...take more risks (more vulnerable to getting injuries)
more helmets=less bikers=more danger...cars aren’t watching out for bikers
How do you use this knowledge in life?
When you are doing outdoor activities and playing sports you should make sure you have the right gear. For example, when you are skateboarding you should have the correct gear: elbow and knee pad/guards, helmet, wrist guards. These help prevent many accidents. According to Howie Chong 88% of people who decide to wear helmets receive less brain injury and 85% receive less head injury. There is a lot of contraversy around helmets and just because you want to do a sport, like skateboarding, doesn’t mean that you cna’t wear a helmet. Helmets expand the time that force is applied to you head and this helps the impact to your head and brain less. Now just because helmets are”uncool” doesn’t mean that you are unable to do the same tricks as your friends. Citations
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00273
http://www.denverpost.com/youthsports/ci_6482662
http://www.howiechong.com/journal/2014/2/bike-helmets#.VIpHahs5CP8
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/15/why-you-should-always-wear-a-bike-helmet-in-one-chart/
The biggest reason you should wear a helmet : It will significantly lessen the force of your impact when and if you fall. If you google “bike helmets are": the suggested/most popular searches are “bike helmets are gay” ”useless” ”dangerous” ”ugly
There is a bad culture around bike helmets (no one likes them)
1989 study proved that whoever wore helmets had 85% less head injury 88%had less brain injury.
1978-San Diego County
6% bike
10% motorbike
15% vehicle-pedestrian
16% non vehicle/non bike
53% motor vehicles
Are Helmets A Risk To Your Health?
You will still get an injury even if you wear a helmet
Your head is exposed at all times biking and other sports aren’t special
We don’t need to wear helmets when we are walking down stairs or running on the sidewalk
There is always a risk and sports aren’t an exception
1978-San Diego County
6% bike
10% motorbike
15% vehicle-pedestrian
16% non vehicle/non bike
53% motor vehicles
2001-New York Times article-rate of bike head injuries had risen 51% over ten years
False sense of security for biker...take more risks (more vulnerable to getting injuries)
more helmets=less bikers=more danger...cars aren’t watching out for bikers
How do you use this knowledge in life?
When you are doing outdoor activities and playing sports you should make sure you have the right gear. For example, when you are skateboarding you should have the correct gear: elbow and knee pad/guards, helmet, wrist guards. These help prevent many accidents. According to Howie Chong 88% of people who decide to wear helmets receive less brain injury and 85% receive less head injury. There is a lot of contraversy around helmets and just because you want to do a sport, like skateboarding, doesn’t mean that you cna’t wear a helmet. Helmets expand the time that force is applied to you head and this helps the impact to your head and brain less. Now just because helmets are”uncool” doesn’t mean that you are unable to do the same tricks as your friends. Citations
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00273
http://www.denverpost.com/youthsports/ci_6482662
http://www.howiechong.com/journal/2014/2/bike-helmets#.VIpHahs5CP8
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/15/why-you-should-always-wear-a-bike-helmet-in-one-chart/