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On 2005-08-26 20:50, Tarmac wrote:
is the is?
# 4% of all injured motorcyclists had severe head injuries
# 3 of the 5 motorcyclists not wearing helmets sustained head injuries
# facial injuries were uncommon and not significantly more common among those wearing open face helmets than full face helmets (8% versus 4%)
The big flaw in this data is that it dosn't even count crashes where no one died. What about the guy who dumps his bike, ripps his jaw off and lives?
Example: I low sided my Suzuki DR-350 after hitting wet pavement while making a low speed (25mph?) turn. I landed dead on the chin bar of my MX style full faced helmet. I slid about 25 feet on my face. I got up, dusted my self off, and finished my drive to work.
Theres no way the crash would have killed me, but that helmet saved me from getting my jaw broken, teeth knocked out and a real nice case of facial road rash.
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This needs some clarification-
"after adjustment for BAC, there was no significant increase in risk associated with wearing an open face helmet compared to a full face helmet "
Relative to what? Risk of spinal cord injury, death, smash face, etc...
