MOTOR CYCLE HELMETS AND FACIAL INJURIES

The design of motor cycle helmets has been changing over the years and at the present time there are two basic types in popular use: "full-face" and "jet" helmets. Both helmet types give good protection to the brain, but, one would think, different degrees of facial protection. A special study of traffic crashes has indicated that full-face helmets provide significantly greater protection against facial injury than do jet helmets. The study also indicated that the wearers of full-face helmets have no greater risk of involvement in road traffic crashes than do the wearers of jet helmets. It is suggested that the use of full-face helmets should be encouraged and consideration given to the revision of helmet standards to require the provision of facial protection. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Medical Publishing Company, Limited

  71-79 Arundel, Glebe
  Sydney, New South Wales 2037,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Voughan, R G
• Publication Date: 1977-1-29

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 125-127
• Serial:
  • Medical Journal of Australia
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0025-729X
  • Serial URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13265377

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brain; Crashes; Design; Face; Helmets; Injuries; Injury severity; Motorcycles; Prevention; Protection; Protective clothing; Standards; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2030: Brain; 1687: Crash helmet; 9011: Design (overall design); 2011: Face (human); 2163: Injury; 1221: Motorcycle; 9149: Prevention; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164314
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM