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Head injuries in motorcycle accidents are the number one cause of death or serious injury in these types of vehicle accidents. The use of helmets is the number one way to prevent serious or fatal head injuries in motorcycle accidents. Riders who do not wear helmets are forty percent more likely to suffer fatal head injuries in motorcycle accidents than riders who wear helmets on the road.
Despite statistical evidence about the safety gains of helmet use, less than half of all the U.S. states have enacted compulsory motorcycle helmet laws in order to prevent head injuries in motorcycle accidents. Many states over the past decade have actually relaxed their helmet requirements. Statistics show that in states with mandatory helmet laws, riders are twice as likely to wear a helmet as riders in states where helmets are not required. Helmets are sixty-seven percent effective in preventing head injuries in motorcycle accidents.
Each year in the United States more than three thousand people are killed and another 50,000 or so are injured in motorcycle accidents. Head injuries in motorcycle accidents are the primary cause of injury and death in these tragedies. Motorcyclists are much more vulnerable to suffering head injuries in motorcycle accidents because they are less stable, visible, and protected on the road. It is estimated that about eighty percent of all motorcycle accidents involve injury or death.
The extent and type of head injuries in motorcycle accidents depend on the nature of the impact that was involved in the accident. All head injuries in motorcycle accidents occur when a victims head makes sudden and violent contact with an unyielding object. This can result in a concussion or more serious head injuries in motor cycle accidents.
More serious head injuries in motor cycle accidents are those where significant brain, spinal cord, and central nervous system damage is sustained. Fractured skulls and other injuries can yield less protection for these delicate internal systems which can be so greatly compromised by head injuries in motorcycle accidents.
Head injuries from motorcycle accidents are irreversible and can result in partial or permanent disability, serious neurological damage, and even death. The value of helmets in protecting motorcyclists from head injuries in motorcycle accidents should not be underestimated. Helmet use is the best way to avoid suffering head injuries in motorcycle accidents.
If you, or a loved one, have suffered serious or fatal head injuries in motorcycle accidents, you may wish to contact an attorney who can help determine your rights and legal options in a case to recover the damages you have suffered. When another party is at fault for head injuries in motorcycle accidents, victims can seek restitution for medical expenses, loss of income or earning potential, permanent disability or death, and damages for pain and suffering.
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