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Passengers would in fact have a lower chance of injury in a car crash if they were wearing helmets. So why don’t they? Because helmets are expensive, uncomfort
by snowwrestler 4y ago
Passengers would in fact have a lower chance of injury in a car crash if they were wearing helmets.
So why don’t they? Because helmets are expensive, uncomfortable, and—worst of all—totally uncool.
One reason this video is focused on advertising is because that helps set the baseline for social acceptance of things like PFDs and sober paddling. If every single person I see in a kayak ad is wearing a PFD, it will seem less weird to wear a PFD when I go kayaking.
- djbusby 4y agoHelmets are cool.
- kazinator 4y agoI would not be able to sit in most compact and subcompact cars if I were wearing a helmet, due to inadequate headroom clearance.
- robryk 4y ago> Passengers would in fact have a lower chance of injury in a car crash if they were wearing helmets. I once thought so. Someone pointed out that helmets might make whiplash worse (because they extend the head backward, so will change the angle at which the head impacts the headrest) and that we're essentially using airbags for (a.o.) the same functionality (protection from direct strikes to the head). So, I'm ambivalent on the topic now.
- scarier 4y agoCheck out frontal head restraint systems. In combination with a good harness they eliminate the C-spine concern, at the cost of reducing your field of regard a bit. If they can figure out the mobility piece, I’d happily drive with one on the street over air bags.
- nkurz 4y agoAre you familiar with the "Davies Craig Motoring Helmet"? It's a real Australian product from the 80's. They did considerable research and claimed considerable safety benefit. I'm not sure how it interacts with airbags, but here's a link: https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-style/davies-craig-australian-car-helmet https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-style/davies-craig-australia....