More than just a Rider

Basically, motorcycle accessories are life savers. They can make an indelible line between life and death. In fact, they can prevent the most tragic incident or accident to happen.

There are a lot of designs, styles and protection that each of the motorcycle accessories are offering. Let us take helmet as an example.

There are several possible injury target in the head - the top (the cranium area) the middle (the area most likely covered by the visor) and the bottom (on a full face helmet, this would be the chin guard area). Motorcycle accidents can hit your head to result a 35% chance of the impact occurring to your chin area, 10% to your visor area, and 22% chance of the impact occurring to your front cranium area. Without wearing a helmet, do you think you can survive? Very slim chance, isn’t it?

A study conducted by Deitmar Otte at the Medizinsche Hochschule in Hannover, Germany delved into the damage incurred to helmets worn by motorcyclists involved in accidents. His analysis was enormously detailed. There are also series of test which proved that falling off a stationary bike can result to a fatal injury. Thus, choosing the right helmet for you is more than a have to.

According to the aforesaid studies and tests, the safest helmets (in chronological order) are full face helmets, three quarter helmets with visors, half helmets and novelty helmets.

Nonetheless the controlling factor is the personal feel of the rider. It has to have a snug fit and will not serve as a barrier to all his senses and focus.

Security plus comfort is the controlling factor that can save riders lives!

// posted by -jeffrey- @ 5:44 PM