Bicycle helmet

Out of all fatal accidents, as many as 80 % involve brain damage which results from a severe blow to the head. Also permanent disablement is a result of brain damage. With regards to adults, head injuries usually occur as one hits the road; with children, the injuries often involve slamming into a car. Damage to the limbs is even more common than damage to the head, but limb injuries are not as severe as head trauma.      
 
Majority of the accidents involves simply falling down, and a visit to the healthcare centre is sufficient to set things right. Every tenth accident is more serious in nature.  

Collisions are always serious. Two-thirds of the collisions involve a car. As a cyclist is caught in front of a car, the collision is severe even if collision speed is usually less than 50 km/h.

The cyclist as well as the bicycle passenger must use an appropriate protective helmet during drive.
 
The use of helmet varies from region to region. In urban areas, helmet use is more common than in the rural areas. According to the 2005 traffic behaviour monitoring study, 29% of the cyclists used a bicycle helmet. 

Helmet use
 
The helmet must be of the right size and firmly secured, so that it will not fly off the head in a potential accident. The neck support keeps the helmet in the right position, in effect protecting also the forehead well and not hanging from the back of the head, either. Visibility in traffic is improved by a visible, bright-coloured helmet. It must be discarded after a serious blow or if the helmet suffers deep cuts.