The annoyance of carrying a helmet after cycling leads cyclists to often leave their helmets at home. Can a helmet be made to comfortably fit in a backpack or small bag?
Getting "helmet hair" may deter some cyclists in some cases from using a helmet. For example, someone just coming out from a hair salon with a hair bun. Can there be a helmet or an alternative that does not...
An airbag that inflates to immobilize the neck and provide shock absorption in the event of an accident can help prevent injuries to the spinal column.
The EU bicycle helmet standard limits the linear acceleration to the head to be under 250g. This level corresponds to a 40% risk of skull fractures. A good helmet must also reduce rotational acceleration...
In the U.S. millions of people ride bicycles, but less than half wear helmets. A national survey found that only 48% of children ages 5-14 years wore bicycle helmets when riding a bicycle (for 2001-2003)....
Head injuries, ranging from fatal skull fractures and brain damage to minor concussion and cuts, are common in bicycle accidents. Around 75% of cyclists killed in the U.K. in 2014 had major head injuries. In...
Looking at agregate worldwide figures, cycling is not as risky as commonly thought, with just one death for every 32 million kilometres traveled in bicycle (ECF data). Nonetheless, the number of accidents...
