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Posts Tagged ‘bicycle helmets’

By On July 3rd, 2013

Bicycle Helmets Need an Update

While new technology is being developed and is even starting to hit stores, the only tool the average consumer has to protect them and their loved ones from brain injury is a helmet, and helmets definitely haven’t advanced along with our knowledge of brain injury. According to CBC News, this is particularly true for bicycle…

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By On June 24th, 2013

A Properly Worn Helmet Is Key To Preventing Brain Injury

Now that summer is really here, it’s hard to go very far in a city without seeing a person riding their bike. Some are on their way to work and others are relaxing while a few train for competitive races. Unfortunately, according to recent statistics a fair amount of these people will suffer traumatic brain…

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By On June 20th, 2013

Cycling Safety: Helmets Protect Your Brain

A new study out of Australia reviewed by Science World Report has found that using certified to AS/NZS 2063 standards bicycle helmets effectively reduced serious brain injury, contrary to anti-helmet rhetoric.  Crashing without a helmet exposes the head to accelerations and forces – or loads – up to 9.5 times greater than with a helmet.  In…

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