the purpose of a helmet (i.e. why do people wear helmets)? (2): The purpose of a helmet is in an uncontrolled environment it acts as safety gear that can minimize and prevent injury to the head. People wear helmets to “protect [themselves] from head injuries that can kill you” (Consumer Report‚ 2016)‚ such as bleeding inside the skull or brain and skull fractures; with the decision to wear a helmet separating the difference of injury and disaster (Consumer Report‚ 2016). Helmets can also be purposeful
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skateboarders‚ and in-line skaters should wear a helmet? Well we think that they should wear helmet even if they are advanced in either sport. Helmets protect you from major injuries and some can cause death or you might have to go in intensive care at the hospital. Most helmets are bright colored or have reflectors on the back so you can see the riders. Police and other people believe that everyone should wear a helmet while riding a bike‚ skateboard‚ or inline skating. Helmets protect your head from getting
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Bibliography 11/10/13 Should Baseball Pitchers be Required To Wear Helmets? Proposal Sports now days are starting to look into safer and better equipment for athletes to reduce the amount of injuries. A big topic going around in sports today are whether or not pitchers should have to wear helmets. This has come to the attention of many sports officials‚ because of the amount of pitchers that have been hit in the head recently. Batters wear helmets; catchers wear helmets; should pitchers do the same
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Why People Should Wear Seat Belts http://www.defective-seatbelt.com/toyota-seat-belt-problem.html -Safety belts are made of extremely tough nylon and nylon thread and are designed to withstand even the most forceful jolts. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A0LEVxkegR9Uw9wAzhhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzbG1oMjgxBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDUwNF8x?qid=20110905134702AAfENDT -The acromion is a bony socket between your collar bone and the arm. It’s the safest place to fit the belt
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Wearing a helmet helps to protect our vital organs - the brain. We should wear helmets every time we are cycling‚ as well as kids. Even if a child thinks this is uncool and he looks funny‚ you should tell him that‚ it looks way less cool to have face all scarred up from sliding on the concrete or dirt. Research shows that half of the injuries received by cyclists are to the face and head and about 75% of all bicyclist deaths each year result from head injuries (“Do You Need a Bike Helmet”.) Helmets are
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out that many High Schools use old football helmets for their football teams - some as old as 10 years. Each helmet has a 10 year old warranty and should get reconditioned & recertified every year. It doesn’t mean that a 10 year old helmet isn’t up to code. It just means you can’t use it because you can’t get it recertified. Helmets that were recertified have lables inside them showing the last recertification date.http://www.kshb.com/news/football-helmets-up-to-10-years-old-still-in-use Let’s face
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life or take it away from them. Multiple people everyday in the United States die from not wearing a seatbelt while driving. People should wear seatbelts‚ not only is it the law‚ but it makes roads safer and it can save lives. Some people do not like to wear seatbelts due to them being uncomfortable. However‚ people not wearing seatbelts are 30 times more likely to end up in an abominable situation when an accident happens. Thus‚ people still do not like to wear seatbelts because of the malfunctions
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I think all people should be required to wear helmets no matter their age. It is very dangerous to not wear one‚ for many reasons. A helmet will protect your head from hard hits that you will encounter when you fall off your motorcycle‚ bike‚ scooter‚ etc. Wearing a helmet will save you from getting a mangled face. Having you come home is a better feeling then you going home to a grave. Since some people feel that they are too cool to wear a helmet‚ let me advise you that having an attitude
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Benefits of Wearing Helmets Whether motorcyclists should be required to wear helmets or not is a very controversial issue. Some people believe that it is neither necessary nor benefitial to wear a helmet and that wearing one should be a matter of choice‚ while others claim that motorcyclists should wear helmets because they are highly effective and that their use should be required by law. People should be aware of the many benefits of wearing helmets and of enacting helmet laws. On the one
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I researched this topic. Helmets are one of the most important pieces of safety gear a football player can have. In October 2010‚ a new rule was signed off to be placed in the National Football League (NFL) rule book for the safety of NFL players. The helmet-to-helmet hit rule is as follow: using any part of the helmet to butt‚ spear‚ or ram any part of the opponent’s helmet (Azpiri). A helmet-to-helmet hit is illegal in the NFL now. The punishment for a helmet-to-helmet hit for a NFL player is being
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