Motorcycle Bruising the Brain
Do you visualize yourself with a smashed head or a cracked skull
because of a dreadful collision? Well, this is not an impossible
circumstance. In fact, this thing has happened to a great number
of motorcyclists who are stubbornly against the wearing of the
same.
Whether you prefer wearing helmet or not, responsible riders
must reconsider a lot of things about helmets - be it in
connection to their riding safety or to others. Is it really
worth the wearing? What's inside your skull? Is it worth
protecting? What are the qualities of a quality helmet? Every
rider must bombard his mind with these crucial queries.
Banging your head in a motorcycle mishap, falling into the
ground and other terrible incident or accident can harm one of
the most vital parts of your body which is the brain. In fact,
it can harm almost every part of your body thus, can definitely
risk your life. In these circumstances, motorcycle apparel can
very well push the safety button. If not, it can reduce the
risks to both the riders and the passersby.
Bruising the brain is a big deal. We need not argue to that.
That is already a given fact. Since the brain controls every
part of our body, it has to be given greater importance and
protection. Brain does not heal on its own. In fact, if the
brain is bruised, it can lead to a permanent disability like
epilepsy. However, if you are that extremely ill-fated, just one
collision can take away your breath of life. This is the logic
behind unhelmeted riding.
Helmets can spread out the impact of a collision and reduce its
blow. It can also be considered as a guard against violent
pricks and banging. Riding without a helmet on is thus a bad
idea.
Every part of the helmet is as equally important as the rest.
Outer helmet shell spreads the force. The strength of the outer
shell is important to preclude pricks from going further. It is
also developed to make the rider conspicuous. Luminous colors
are now used to promote conspicuity. Its foam liners are also
vital in the sense that it absorbs energy and reduce the
possibility of having a skull shock.
There are two primary testing standards for helmets. The first
is that of the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and
that of the Snell Memorial Foundation (SNELL). Both of these
standards test for impact reduction, retention, shell
penetration and peripheral vision. They only differ in
procedures and limits. However, their tests are reliable.