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Guidelines To Purchasing The Perfect Bicycle Helmet and wear a helmet! Copyright Fahrradhelm Test

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Guidelines To Purchasing The

Perfect Bicycle Helmet

and wear a helmet!

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Any sport, if played without proper equipment, can prove to be very dangerous. Perhaps, this holds true for no sport more so than for biking.

The need for proper equipment.

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Falls resulting in grazes, cuts, and dislocated shoulders aside, what really makes biking without proper equipment dangerous is the threat one faces from head injuries.

Falls resulting in grazes, cuts

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Head injuries can result in massive bleeding, head trauma, concussions, debilitation, and even fatality in some cases.

Head injuries

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According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, helmets contribute to reducing risk of head trauma by 88 % in a bicycle helmet.

Reducing The risk

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This is further proved in the fact that more than 90 percent of the 714 bicyclists who underwent fatal accidents had been cycling without a helmet.

Cycling without a helmet

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It is for this reason that protective headgear should be used and the perfect bicycle helmet is purchased. There are a number of things one should take into account when shopping for the perfect bicycle helmet.

Getting the perfect bicycle helmet

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First and foremost, one should focus on buying a helmet that is the appropriate size for them. These helmets are made according to head size and while purchasing, one should look for one that fits them perfectly.

Make sure you buy the right size!

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If the helmet is too tight, it could potentially aggravate the consequences of a fall by caving in. On the other hand, if it is too big, it could just fly off and thus render the point of wearing a bicycle helmet completely useless.

Not to tight, but not to loose!

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If the helmet is for an individual who is still growing, one with universal fitting rings can be purchased to accommodate the growing head.

Universal fit

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Furthermore, the helmet purchased should meet approved standards for safety. While buying a helmet, one should look inside and see if they have a sticker bearing evidence that they are certified and meet CPSC, Snell B-95 or N-94 standards

Approved standards for safety

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These industry standards have been created to vouch for the safety levels of a certain piece of equipment after thorough testing and it is imperative that a purchased piece of equipment should meet them.

The industry standards

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Furthermore, the bicycle helmet should have the ability to absorb energy from impact so that it can help prevent brain injury.

The ability to absorb energy

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In order to do this it must have a fully covered, hard shell made from materials such as Fiberglass, Lexan and ABS plastic.

The hard shell

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Vents for cooling may exist while still maintaining the strength of the helmet.

Vents for cooling!

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The entire purpose of the shell is to distribute the energy of a collision upon impact and therefore, it is important that this shell is uniform and does not have any snag points

A shell that is uniform

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This ability to absorb stress is further boosted by the use of a good quality, stiff liner made from material such as polystyrene (Styrofoam). This helps lessen and dull the energy of an impact.

The helmet liner

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Lastly, the helmet must have a strong strap and buckle to make sure that the helmet does not fly off regardless of what the impact is like.

Strong strap and buckle

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Therefore it is mandatory that it has a strong clasp and fastener in order to make sure that the helmet stays on regardless of the number of collisions that it endures.

Strong clasp and fastener

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Safety cannot and absolutely should not be taken lightly, and therefore one must strictly follow these guidelines to purchase the perfect bicycle helmet as it is vital for one’s safety and protection.

Never take safety lightly!

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