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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Wearing The Motorcycle

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Introduction
The motorcycle can be termed as a necessary evil (Chenier & Evans, 1987). This is due to the fact that despite the fatalities and deaths it causes when involved in an accident, more and more of them are still being manufactured and used by many people not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world. Since the need for the motorcycle is on the rise regardless of the injuries and deaths it causes, the focus should be put more on the solutions to the problem. There is already the problem of injuries or even deaths of the passengers and motorcyclists caused by motorcycles. How can this be addressed? There are four different people involved in this scenario. These are the person riding the motorcycle, the passenger, …show more content…

Helmet wearing has a number of advantages. For instance, it protects head-related injuries. Most of the injuries caused by motorcycle accidents target the head. Head is a very important part of the body since it houses the brain. Therefore, brain injury is very common during a motorcycle accident. The advantage of wearing the helmet is that it protects the head during an accident which in turn prevent brain injury (Harvey et al., 2017).
The second advantage of wearing the helmet is that it significantly increases the chances of survival in case of an accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012 approximately 1,699 lives were saved courtesy of wearing of helmets (Olsen et al., 2016). The risk the motorists are subjected to when riding without the helmet is higher than riding with the helmet. It is reported that riders and passengers who fail to wear helmets are at risk of suffering a traumatic brain injury in case they get involved in an accident (Olsen et al., 2016). Failure to wear the helmet during riding of a motorcycle leaves the head more vulnerable to a traumatic impact in case of an accident even if that accident is not

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