Prohab Helmet Society
Mission Calgary, AB, Canada

"Cycling helmets chiefly protect against impacts with the ground. They are rarely needed but when they are, they can be life-savers. There is an ongoing debate in the cycling community, however, about whether wearing cycling helmets is necessary, with some research suggesting that motorists drive closer to riders with helmets on, while other studies have found that simply wearing a helmet can make cyclists more safety-conscious. Having looked closely at what helmets actual...ly do in the event of an accident, Donal McNally, a bioengineer at the University of Nottingham, is in no doubt.I’ve done a fair amount of modelling real-world cycle impacts, and helmets are very protective, especially for children, says McNally. Light as they are, most cycling helmets are remarkably effective. The outer shell is a hard material such as carbon fibre or polycarbonate which spreads the blow. This is usually designed to eggshell, collapsing on impact, absorbing energy like the crumple zone in a car. Inside this is a layer of expanded polystyrene, a higher-quality version of the ubiquitous packing material. This also permanently deforms and absorbs energy as it does so, further reducing the impact reaching the wearer’s skull. McNally also has real-world experience of what cycling helmets can do in 2010 he was struck by a car while cycling and seriously injured. Based on his work, he believes that his injuries would have been much worse without a helmet and now shows pictures of the damaged helmet to students in his lectures. That helmet saved my life, says McNally." https://www.bbc.com//20200702-the-helmets-that-can-keep-yo

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