Do I have the right bicycle helmet and how can I tell if it's any good? A bike helmet researcher explains

  • Written by: Kwong Ming Tse, Senior lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
Do I have the right bicycle helmet and how can I tell if it's any good? A bike helmet researcher explainsPexels/Nishant Aneja, CC BY

If you ride a bike and want to cut your risk of traumatic head injury, you should wear a helmet. A major Australian review of 40 different studies and 64,000 injured cyclists worldwide showed wearing a bicycle helmet reduces the risk of serious head injury by nearly 70%.

But there’s a bewildering array of designs...

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