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Motorcycle Helmets: Myths Versus Truths

If you are motorcycle rider and you do not think that you need helmet, you may be on the wrong side of the road. Helmets are more than just an additional glamour to a rider; they are a must when operating a motorcycle in order to prevent sustaining life-threatening injuries when a motorcycle accident occurs.

Motorcyclists should treat helmets as their companions when hitting the road so that they will never have to deal with serious physical injuries that an untoward incident may cause. Despite the widely-accepted benefits of helmets to riders, still some people believe in mistaken ideas behind it. Trusting myths about helmet use may cause a rider’s life which is why it is a must to debunk any mistaken belief.

Myths about using motorcycle helmet

  1. When a rider wearing helmet gets involved in a motorcycle accident, there is a great possibility that he may suffer from spinal cord injury.

    2. Truth: This belief is proven to be incorrect as the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that riders without helmets are more vulnerable to sustaining severe injuries such as spinal cord injury.

  2. You do not need to use helmet when you are just going somewhere near.

    3. Truth: According to Department of Motor Vehicles, more than half of all road fatalities occur within 25 miles of motorist’s home; hence, the mentioned assumption is wrong.

  3. Helmets weaken a rider’s visual and audio senses

    4. Truth: This assumption is false. According to studies, about 90 percent of motorcycle crashes occur within the range of 160 degrees of vision, subsequently, safety standards require helmets provide 210 degrees of peripheral vision. Additionally, studies suggest that helmets do not significantly reduce a rider’s hearing sense.

  4. There are only few number of motorcycles in the U.S., there is no need to worry about riders not wearing helmet.

    5. Truth: Although it is true that only motorcycles only comprise two percent of the total registered vehicles in the country, motorcyclists must still take precautionary measures by wearing helmet. Statistics suggest that five percent of traffic-related deaths each years is directly associated with motorcycles.

    Hence, it is a must for riders to protect themselves at all times.

  5. Mandatory use of helmet is against individual rights.

    6. Truth: This belief is yet again mistaken. According to court rulings, helmet laws should be considered as the same with laws regarding seat belt use, child safety installation, and driving under the influence.