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Helmets and Protection Against Head Trauma

Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Mike Agruss Law.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Over 8000+ consumer rights cases settled.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.

As personal injury attorneys, we emphasize the importance of wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle to prevent serious head and brain trauma, including skull fractures, concussions, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and so on. However, some organizations, such as BikersRights.org, argue that the use of helmets does not actually reduce fatalities and go as far as to claim that helmets contribute to back and neck injuries sustained in accidents. Claims such as these are rarely substantiated and generally asserted by passionate groups of motorcyclists who are particularly defensive of their right not to wear helmets while riding.

The Division of Public Health of the state of Alaska released an extensive study of motorcycle accidents and injuries between 2001 and 2010 – a total of 754 hospital stays for motorcyclists which did not include those who died at the scene of the accident. Of these injuries, about 46% resulted from “simple loss-of-control” accidents, and motorcyclists suffered TBIs in about one of every four cases overall. According to Deborah Hull-Jilly, an epidemiologist from the state’s D.P.H., a majority of the injuries sustained in these accidents could have been minimized or avoided entirely with helmets, protective clothing, and other safety gear.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, contact 844 See Mike, LLC for a free consultation. We are a Chicago-based injury law firm representing individuals (and their families) who have suffered an injury in an accident. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you.

Lastly, 844 See Mike is not paid attorneys’ fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.

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