| Motorcycles have become a preferred mode pf | | | | wearing a safety helmet. Of all the reasons of |
| transport among people of all ages and even aged | | | | motorcycle accidents, the most prominent is the |
| and females are seen driving motor bikes. | | | | failure of the car drivers to see or detect their |
| Motorcycles are fast, save petrol and can be driven | | | | presence. |
| even in congested traffic conditions. In fact, there is | | | | It has been seen that helmets have saved many a |
| a lot of saving when you drive a motorcycle as | | | | lives in the past where motorcycle accidents have |
| compared to when you drive your car. But it is a fact | | | | taken place, and the driver survived with minor cuts |
| that of all accidents on road, motorcycle accidents | | | | and bruises. Helmets take all the impact that |
| are in a majority. The reasons of so many | | | | otherwise would have been a cause of severe head |
| motorcycle accidents are not difficult to understand. | | | | injury, even resulting in death. Some of those who do |
| The centre of gravity in motorcycles is higher than | | | | wear helmets do not fasten the straps properly |
| cars. This means you have to make effort to | | | | thinking it to be a waste of time. The strap is meant |
| maintain balance all the time, and in case of any | | | | to secure the helmet on the head tightly which saves |
| collision with a car, it is the motor cyclist who stands | | | | from brain injuries in the event of an accident. Those |
| to receive severe injuries. Unlike cars, where a | | | | who do not wear helmets have their own reasons |
| person has a seat belt, there is no such provision in a | | | | for not wearing them and they are really ridiculous. |
| motorcycle and the only protective gear that motor | | | | What they do not realize that a little discomfort is |
| bike drivers have is their helmets. | | | | nothing in comparison to the severe head injury |
| People choose motorcycles over cars because it | | | | which might be a cause of permanent disability for |
| gives them a sense of freedom and also the fact | | | | the rest of the life. |
| they can be driven easily. But when we study the car | | | | Driving motor cycle at rash speeds and not following |
| accidents that take place on highways, we find that | | | | traffic rules is another reason of collision with other |
| in many of them, the accident takes place because | | | | cars. One has to understand that trying to race with |
| the car driver often cannot see a fast moving | | | | other drivers or not allowing others to race ahead is |
| motorcycle zipping past him from left side. Motorcycle | | | | fun as long as the roads are empty but this habit |
| accidents often involve severe injuries to the driver, | | | | becomes costly in conditions where there is heavy |
| and the most dangerous are the brain injuries that | | | | traffic on road. Driving under the influence of alcohol |
| take place because driver may not have been | | | | is another major cause of motorcycle accidents. |