Mandatory ski helmets?

Do Cyclists Need Mandatory Helmets?

The issue of bicycle helmets is still controversial. Should all cyclists be compelled to wear a helmet, or should they be allowed to take their own responsible decision? In some countries, Spain among them, there is strong pressure to make bicycle helmets mandatory. Here, a cocktail of opinions, beliefs and numbers is administered to the unaware public who swallows it and mostly agrees that “th...

The influence of ski helmets on sound perception and sound localisation on the ski slope.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate whether a ski helmet interferes with the sound localization and the time of sound perception in the frontal plane. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-three participants (age 30.7±10.2) were tested on the slope in 2 conditions, with and without wearing the ski helmet, by 6 different spatially distributed sound stimuli per each condition. Each of the ...

The Effectiveness of Motorcycle Helmets and Mandatory Helmet Laws

Mandatory wearing of helmets for elite cyclists: new perspectives in prevention of head injuries.

s due May 12, 2004 Further details: Email: [email protected]; website: www.the-aps.org Australian Conference of Scienceand Medicine in Sport October 7–9 2004, Alice Springs, NorthernTerritory, Australia Further details: website: http://www.sma.org.au/ACSMS/2004/ BASEM Conference 2004 14217 October 2004, Belfast, UK Main themes: Overuse Sports Injuries andMuscle Injuries. ...

Mandatory wearing of helmets for elite cyclists: new perspectives in prevention of head injuries

s due May 12, 2004 Further details: Email: [email protected]; website: www.the-aps.org Australian Conference of Scienceand Medicine in Sport October 7–9 2004, Alice Springs, NorthernTerritory, Australia Further details: website: http://www.sma.org.au/ACSMS/2004/ BASEM Conference 2004 14217 October 2004, Belfast, UK Main themes: Overuse Sports Injuries andMuscle Injuries. ...