How does the design of a motorcycle helmet protect the skull?
Basic helmet construction is designed to do the following; – dissipate the impact force over a large area – absorb the shock of the impact – prevent penetrating injury to the skull. – it also prevents abrasion injuries In other words the helmet is considered a sacrificial secondary skull that is designed to absorb injury inducing blows and fail before the impact causes damage to the skull and brain. CASE IN POINT – I have a helmet hanging on my garage wall that has not had the buckle undone since the day I put it on to go for a cruise. And the reason I never had to unsnap it is because the helmet is split into two equal halves. I was rammed by a road rager and went over the hood of her car to a one point landing on the top of my head at which point the helmet was destroyed. I was left in the middle of the road wearing only the foam helmet liner. What was left of the shell was sitting behind me. Now; at that point in my life I weighed approx. 175 pounds and I impacted solid pavement wit
