How necessary is a helmet?
How necessary is a helmet? Studies have shown that wearing a helmet reduces your risk of a serious brain injury and death because during a fall or collision, most of the impact energy is absorbed by the helmet, rather than your head and brain. But just as important as wearing a helmet is wearing the right helmet.
Do I really need to wear a helmet?
In a study of more than 64,000 cyclists, helmets reduced the risk of major head injury by almost 70%. Additionally, of bike riders involved in a crash, helmet use has been estimated to reduce the risk of head injury by 85%.