Impact areas of a helmet when in a crash

[jeffie7]

Interesting diagram shows the impact areas on crash-involved motorcycle helmets. (Source: Dietmar Otte, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Abteilung Verkehrsunfallforschung, Germany.) Note that 35% of all crashes showed major impact on the chin-bar area. This means that if you ride with an open-face helmet, you are accepting only 65% of the protection that could be available to your head.

If people ride with a shorty or half helmet, they are accepting only 39% of the protection they could obtain. They are literally throwing away 61% of the protection they would have had had they chosen a full-face helmet.

 

[E_SolSi]

full face helmets FTW!!!

i would be dead if i didnt have my full face helmet on

 

[95b16coupe]

i don't know why anybody would want anything else. it is surprising though. i thought a majority of impact would be on the back of the head.

 

[jeffie7]

Back of the head is the 3rd highest % area.

 

[civicious]

i need to take a picture of all the helmets I've wrecked in...lol

 

[phyregod]

The top of the head impacts are the ones that really kill people. Good that its only .4%

 

[NissanNiNjA2nd]

I would much rather ride in a cheaper full face than any type of open.

 

[phyregod]

I used to ride on a harley wearing a skid lid. And then I grew a brain.

Traded them for a 1000rr and a HJC CL-15.

 

[95b16coupe]

so you traded a shitty bike and shitty helmet for a good bike and good helmet.