Helmet Laws Have Be Around Pretty Much Throughout Human History

the helmet covers your whole face and head in order to protect you face from getting kicked in the face after getting bucked off. wearing a helmet is required if you are under 19 years of age. i feel that the helmet should be required for all ages.( in bull-riding you try to stay on a wild, 2,000 pound bull, some with horns the size of my arm. These bulls have tight straps around there butt to make them kick and jump harder. And all you have to hold on to is a single rope. if you fall of, the bull can stomp, trample, or horn you, and you could break bones from the fall (bull riding, 2015). So in the case of safety i feel that helmets should be required for all ages and at all

Helmets are a major guideline that needs to be improved because a helmet is there to protect the head and prevent concussions but it doesn't seem to be doing a good job. Now there's always that question of “why don't we just make the helmet better and more equipped to prevent concussions?”, well we've had football around for years now and if it hasn't been done yet I don't think it will ever be done. According to the North Eastern Undergraduate Writing Journal, since the 1970s, helmets have been made with a polycarbonate shell, a steel face mask, and padding which is just foam and inflatable air bladders. Even though modern helmets maybe more

“In football hits to the head are not allowed and result in an immediate a penalty”(Harris). This rule prevents players from trying to hit other players in the head.

The use of protective headgear in contact sports has been a major issue of discussion amongst the sporting community for many years. Some people believe that headgear should be compulsory for all contact sports because they decrease the rate of catastrophic head injuries and they give the athlete a greater sense of security that there will be less head injuries. Others believe that headgear should not be compulsory, but instead optional, because they are an added cost to already expensive sports and they don’t offer any protection against concussions which can lead to brain damage and other problems in later

Sports is a major part of mostly everyone’s life either you watch it or just participate in it. Though it has it benefits, everyone has the reason why they participate or enjoy watching sports. With the benefits comes with some consequence. When a football player puts on a helmet, he knows what he gets himself into. Although they have a helmet on, they are not guarantee not to get a concussion, according to Press Release “there was a new study that found out that football helmets currently used on the field does little to no protection against hits to side if the head” (AAN).

That is safe because the helmets have big pads inside the shell to support the head on contact. The the next reason that safety gear is safe is the shoulder pads. The shoulder pads help because they make the player lower their shoulder so they don’t get hurt/injured. The pads go on the shoulders and chest of a player. The shoulder pads protect the player from fractured bones in the upper body area. A neck roll will go on a player's shoulder pads and around their neck. It helps the neck and head because when the player gets hit in the head the neck roll will stop their helmet from bending

A team of researchers and engineers at the University of Michigan undertook a four-year challenge sponsored by the NFL to create a helmet with better protection from brain injuries from sports. Current helmets worn by football players, including the pros, reduce the force put on the skull during a collision. However, the current helmets do

According to data collected from a study done from multiple collegiate teams between 2005 and 2010, sensors within helmets help measure head acceleration, which in turn provides better stability against heavy hits. The data within the study came from “helmets worn by 1833 players” (Staff) Each player either wore a Riddell VSR4 or wore a Riddell Revolution (different helmet types). Surprisingly, concussion rates differed between each helmet. “Results revealed a 54% reduction in concussion risk for players wearing the Revolution helmets compared to players in the VSR4.” The Medical Staff maintains that “Players with VSR4 helmets experienced higher head accelerations due to impact than those who wore Revolution helmets. Researchers attribute this to the Revolution helmets' ability to better modulate the energy transfer from the impact to the head, resulting in lower head accelerations. Lower head accelerations, in turn, reduces the risk of concussion.” Helmet design is crucial in lowering the risk of head injury; the measurement and and reduction of head acceleration is a key component in injury

One of the things I would like to address is that I think when It comes down to it helmets do help the impact lessen by having cushion to protect shock waves from traveling and causing more damage. The impact that causes a concussion has to be pretty hard it isn't something that can happen lightly it has to be a pretty hard hit,

In most contact sports, protective gear is worn to protect injury-prone areas. Helmets are important and required in several sports, and their structures have been modified over time to increase their effectiveness in prevention of head injury. The new helmet standards enforced in 1959 are attributed for the great decrease in intracranial hemorrhage and death noted by Heck et al. (2004) between 1959 and 1963. Interestingly, however, a concurrent increased in spinal cord injury was observed during this time, by 204%, with cervical quadriplegia increasing by 116%. The mechanism of this injury, as previously discussed, is spearing, which players must have felt more confident attempting due to the helmet modifications. This conjecture identifies

Helmet-to-helmet collisions are occurrences in American football when two players' helmets make head-to-head contact with a high degree of force. Despite its long association with the sport, this type of contact is now considered to be dangerous play by league authorities due to the potential of causing serious injury. Major football leagues, such as the NFL and NCAA, have taken a tougher stance on helmet-to-helmet collisions after the US Congress launched an investigation into the effects repeated concussions have on football players.[1] Other possible injuries include head traumas, spinal cord injuries, and even death; nevertheless helmet manufacturers are constantly improving their designs in order to best protect their users against injuries

From my perspective, there should be mandatory helmet laws throughout the United States. I have witnessed the injuries and losses of lives from those involved in accidents. Some wore helmets and some did not.

There has been extraordinary improvements of helmets from the old leather to the modernized-plastic football helmets along with the face mask and energy- absorbent padding. In addition, the concern over preventing concussions, have led to helmet changes, impact testing methods and reconstruction of injuries during play helping to provide insight on concussions(4). Helmets have been successful in decreasing the risk of traumatic brain injuries, but there is much concern over concussion; therefore, scholars argue the importance of technology development to address concussion(5). As the author(s), David Viano and David Halstead discusses, there is room needed for understanding the types of collisions associated in youths and the impact condition addressing collisions. There are many variables to consider addressing concussion and where they occur.

It would upset the established balance between safety and the integrity of the game. Maintaining the current standards would allow for the continued respect for the historical roots of the game, as well as preventing the evolution towards a more violent sport. When examining this issue, the psychological and physical effects of headgear, specifically helmets or face-shielding styles, is questionable at best. In a complicated situation such as this, when concern for safety collides with a cultural integrity, the best path is one of calculated measures. Therefore, utilizing other methods as to not alter the game, deter focus from other potential dangers, or disturb the unique nature of the game is the best plan of

3. Conclusion a. Brief summary of five main points Most of the accident fatalities are motorcyclist and cyclist who do not wear a helmet. To prevent serious injuries and death, a helmet is needed to protect our brain from the crashes and it also helped to decrease the costs of