Research Measures Protection Afforded by Bicycle Helmets
The number of bicycle-related head injuries in the United States is tremendous, with children being most at risk. Though most people agree that bicycle helmets will help to protect our kids, there hasn't been much research on how much protection a helmet actually affords in a bicycle accident.
Realizing this, researchers Chris A. Sloffer, MD, MBA and Julian J. Lin, MD recently co-authored the study Quantification of the Protection Granted by Children’s Bicycle Helmets Using Engineering Tools and Experimental Design to assess the level of protection provided by children’s bike helmets.
Though further study is necessary, they determined that helmets do provide significant protection from head injury and the use of helmets should be strongly encouraged for all cyclists.
You can read more about the study here on the Centre for Neuroskills website.
Realizing this, researchers Chris A. Sloffer, MD, MBA and Julian J. Lin, MD recently co-authored the study Quantification of the Protection Granted by Children’s Bicycle Helmets Using Engineering Tools and Experimental Design to assess the level of protection provided by children’s bike helmets.
Though further study is necessary, they determined that helmets do provide significant protection from head injury and the use of helmets should be strongly encouraged for all cyclists.
You can read more about the study here on the Centre for Neuroskills website.
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