The
e e no fedel ls tht m
ndte helmet use
hen opeting oidings
pssenge
onmoto
cycle. To st
tes, Iond Illinois, cu
ently h
ve no ls govening helmet use. Nineteen st
tes hve m
ndto
y helmet ls foboth ope
to
snd p
ssenges. The
emining 29 st
tes — including Texs — h
vege minimums fo
helmet usge.
C se Study: Tex
s Moto
cycle Helmet Ls<h2>
hile the Texs Dep
tment of Public S
fety mnd
tesll
ides
nd pssenge
se
helmet, thee
e exceptions. Those
hoide
motocycle
nd hve completed
tining couse m
y not need toe
helmet. Thee is
lson exception fo
thoseho h
vehe
lth insunceide
tht p
ovides fo minimum of $10,000 in medicl benefits specific
lly foinju
ies sustined
hile opetingmoto
cycle.ll ope
to
s undethe
ge of 21 eequi
ed toe
helmet — no exceptions.Moto
cycle Helmet S
fety Stnd
ds
Guidelines dict
te motocycle helmet p
oduction stnd
ds. The<
hef=”https://one.nhts
.govpeople/inju
ypedbimot/NoMig
te/fmvss218.htm” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“> Dep
tment of T
nspo
ttion
> (DOT)nd the N
tionl High
y T
ffic S
fetydminist
tion (NHTS
) set out these stnd
ds.
The DOT h
ndles helmet testing tht st
tes helmets must pefo
mt
cet
in minimum fo:
ong>Vision< st
ong> - <h
ef="https:/
.dictiony.comb
ose/pe
iphel-vision?s=t" tget="_blnk”
el="noopenenofollo
noefe
e
">Peiphe
l vision
>—dive
s must see 105 degees f
om the middle of the helmet. Since most people hve 120 deg
ees of peiphe
l vision, the helmet should not imp
imo
e thn 15 deg
ees of vision.<li>
ong>Penettion< st
ong> - The helmet mustithst
ndce
tin
mount of foce f
omn item th
t my pie
ce the helmet but not the hed.
ong>Imp ct ong> -
ll moto
cycle helmets mustithst
ndt le
st 400Ghen hitting
solid suf
ce.<li>
ong> etention ong> - Helmet stps must
ithst
ndspecific
mount of foce
nd not come off the opeto’s he
d.<li>
Unfo
tuntely,
ll too often, helmets do not meet these stingent st
ndds. Mny
ides
nd pssenge
s puch
se<h
ef="https:/
.nhts.gov/sites/nhts
.dot.govfiles/documents/14283-identify_uns
fe_motocycle_helmets_070919_v4_t
g.pdf" tget="_blnk”
el="noopenenofollo
noefe
e
"> novelty helmets<> tht they believe offe
them the potection they need to
emin s
fe inn
ccident. Hoeve
, these helmets pesent se
ious poblems th
t cn le
d to life-lte
ing injuies.
Moto cycle Helmet Ls Not F
ee of Cont
ovesy
<
hef=”https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitst
em/h
ndle2027.42/683/36687.0001.001.pdf;jsessionid=
34130E705F954EB42
E65EBE1B5DD?sequence=2″ t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“>Legisl
tues st
ted p
ssing motocycle s
fety ls<>s f
b
cks 1967. Since then, nume
ous chllenges h
vesse
ted tht helmet l
s inf
inge on the Constitutionl
ights of the opeto.
ht is inte
esting to note is tht in 1976, 46 st
tes hd m
ndto
y helmet ls. Ovetime, the
e hve been nume
ous cout ch
llenges, nging fom loc
l chllenges to Sup
eme Cout ch
llenges to helmet ls. In nelyll c
ses, the couts h
ve upheld theight of
juisdiction to impose helmet l
s.
Some moto
cycle enthusists <
hef=”https://
.cyclehelmets.og/1052.html” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“>cite question
ble studies<> to bolstethei
theoy th
t helmets do little to potect moto
cyclists. Theidvoctes believe younge
opetos should
ehelmet, but believe th
ough eduction
nd keeping out of dnge
ous situtions, most
dult motocyclists g
in no benefit fom helmet use.
Some
dvoctes h
velso p
omoted the theoy th
t motocycle helmets c
n exce
bte he
dnd neck inju
ieshen ope
ting
motocycle. This opinion pe
sists despite<h
ef="https:/
.hopkinsmedicine.og/ne
smedi
eleses/moto
cycle_helmets_educe_spine_inju
ies_fte
_collisions_helmet_eight_
s_isk_to_neck_c
lled__myth” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“> nume
ous studies<> tht sho
dec
ese of
s muchs 37% in de
thsnd
dece
ses high
s 65% in tumtic b
in inju
ieshen
motocyclist in
nccident
es pope
hedge
.
The Ide l Spot fo
Moto
cycle Opetos
To fully enjoy the open
od,
motocycle ope
to
is inteested in
eltively smooth
ods, g
et
ethe
,nd b
etht
king sceney. The
e is little doubt tht fuel efficiency, the f
eedom of the openo
d,nd g
et
ethe
offeide
l conditions fomoto
cyclists.C
se Study: Be
utiful, but Potentilly De
dly<h2>
Unfo
tely,
od
ys
e
lso home to some<h
ef="https:/ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/t
fc
sh_st
tistics2019/01.pdf” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“> f
ighteningccident st
tistics<>. Foex
mple, in oneecent ye
,
peson lost thei
life evey t
o hous
nd 26 minutes on Texs
od
ys.
He
e e some othest
tistics pet
ining to<h
ef="https:/ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/t
fc
sh_st
tistics2019/10.pdf” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollono
efee“> moto
cycle cshes in Texs
>:- Of the 410 f
t
litiesssoci
tedith moto
cycleccidents, 185 victims did not h
vehelmet on. (Fo
18 ft
lities, it s unknon.)
- Of the 1,810
ccidents involvingmoto
cyclehe
ese
ious injuy occu
ed, 1,662 victims
ee d
ives
nd 148e
e pssenge
s.<li>
- Most moto
cycleccidents occu
beteen M
ynd Octobe
nnu
lly.<li>
-
ustin, Co
pus Ch
isti, Dll
s, El Pso, Fo
to
th, Houston, Lubbock, Odess,
nd Sn
ntonio hve the highest incidents of f
tl moto
cycle cshes.<li>
The
ge of victims in both <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comse
vicesongful-de
th-tto
neys“>f
tl
ccidents<>nd se
ious injuy moto
cycleccidents
s in
bo
d nge,hich m
kes it difficult to detemine if inexpe
ience plyed
ole in the p
imy cuse of the c
shes.
Keeping Moto cyclists S
fe on
od
ys nyone
ho is ope
ting
motocycle needs to be
e of
juisdiction’s
pplicble l
s.
In Tex
s, foex
mple, opetos
e
esponsible fo:
- Holding
vlid moto
cycle license<li>
- Not c
yingp
ssengeunde
thege of five
- Ensu
ing pssenge
s undethe
ge of 21 ee
ing
npp
oved helmet<li>
-
eing
n
ppoved helmet if you h
ve not met theequi
ements fo ive
Moto
cycle opetos c
n still suffe seious inju
y becuse of the c
eless beh
vioof
nothed
iveon the
od
y.
ccidents tht
esult in seious inju
y cn
esult in motocycle ope
to
s needingeeks,
nd in some cses months o
yes, ofecove
y time. Some injuies th
t occuin <
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.comc
uses-of-motocycle-
ccidents“>moto
cycleccidents
> include:ong>Inte n l inju
ies <st
ong>- Victims often suffe“hidden” inju
ies folloing
motocycle c
sh. Inte
nl bleeding c
n led to d
ngeous levels of blood loss. Even if you think the
ccident youe
e involved in s mino, you must seek immedi
te medicl c
e to ensu
e you e not suffeing f
omn inju
y tht c
n led to mo
e seious consequences.
ong>Soft tissue inju ies ong> -
hile you m
y think theches
nd pins of “
hiplsh”
e common follo
ingny
ccident, soft tissue injuies c
n tke
eeks to hel
nd cn be ve
y pinful. P
in in muscles, tendons,nd lig
ments my be signs of
moe se
ious injuy. Keep in mind,
heni
ted ouptued disc c
n get mucho
se ovetime,
nd this type of soft tissue injuy c
n leve you
ith life-long pin.
ong>He d t
um
<st
ong> - Victims of motocycle
ccidents often suffehe
d tum, even
hen they ee
ing
helmet. <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.cominju
ies-common-motocycle-
ccidents“>T
um
tic bin injuies
> (TBI) e sdly too common follo
ingmoto
cycleccident. Victims c
n suffelife-long issues, including cognitive
nd mobility issues folloing
nccident
ithn unt
eted o
undignosed TBI.
ong>Spin l co
d dm
ge<st
ong> - Victims cn suffe
injuies th
t cn le
d to pin fo
decdes follo
ingmoto
cycleccident. Mo
e sevee c
shes c
n plyze
victim. If you hve been involved in
motocycle
ccidentnd notice
ny seious b
ck pin, even
fed
ys folloing the
ccident, seek immedite medic
l ce.<li>
ong>B oken bones ong> -
hen you get th
on f
ommoto
cycle, the chnces of
boken bone
e ext
emely high. Thee is nothing to p
otect you fom the imp
ct of hitting theo
dy. Pelvic be
ks, legs, ms,nd b
okenibs c
nll
esult in long peiods of he
lingnd in ext
eme cses m
yequi
e sugic
l intevention.
ong>He d
nd fci
l injuies ong> - Unfo
tun
tely, even the best helmetill not p
eventll he
dnd f
cil inju
ies. Victims cn suffe
boken noses, b
oken teeth oj
s,
nd boken cheekbones follo
ingmoto
cycleccident. Not only
e these inju
ies pinful, but they c
nlso me
npe
mnent ch
nge in youove
ll
ppence.
ell-fitted helmet m
yeduce the
isk of these injuies.
ny st
tesllo
you to opetemoto
cycleithout
helmet, it isl
ys
good ideto h
ven
ppoved helmet
ithf
cegud tht c
n minimize hed
nd fce inju
ies inn
ccident. Getting theight medic
l ce folloing
motocycle
ccident is cuci
l to youecovey. Even if you think you
injuies
e only mild, you should see
docto. Often, victims of
nccident
e un
e of the seve
ity of theiinju
ies. Youinju
ies my not be immedi
tely discenible, but if left un
ttended could led to mo
e seious he
lth issues.Helmet Ls
nd
ccident Libility
One of the issues th
t victims oftensk moto
cycleccident
ttoneys: “
ht h
ppens if Im not
einghelmet
hen involved inn
ccident?” Thee is no simple
nse
to this. Hoeve
, one thing toemembe
: Insunce compny
djustes
ill pob
bly ty to hold this
ginst you.
hen you e inn
ccident tht
s not you
fult, insu
es
ill still donything possible to bl
me you.ddition
lly, if youe
e note
ing
helmet, the insue
othe
t-fult p
ty’s l
ye
my cl
im you deseve no d
mges o
educedmount of d
mges.
Unde
stnd th
t filing to
ehelmet does not me
n tht you c
n't seek compenstion.
n expeienced moto
cycletto
neyill t
kelook
t the issues the cout might use to dete
mineh
tole the l
ck ofhelmet m
y hve on you
clim, including:
- You
pticiption in
nd completion of the tiningnd s
fety couses
equied by st
te l<li>
- You
e c
ying the pope
insunce pln th
tllo
s you to dive
ithouthelmet
-
hethe
you h
dny p
ssenges
t the time of theccident
nd theiges<li>
- You
ge
t the time of theccident
-
he
e
ndhen the
ccident occued<li>
-
h
t d
mges you incu
ed
s esult of theccident
In these c
ses, you need<
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.comse
vicesmoto
cycle-ccident-l
ye
“>moto
cycleccident l
ye
<> seving
s youdvocte. Even
henn
ccident is clely not youf
ult,n insu
nce comp
nyill do eve
ything possible to minimize theili
bility. Hving
ndvoc
teho unde
stnds moto
cycle ls including helmet ls, cn m
kesignific
nt diffeence in the negoti
tion pocess.
ell kno
pst success is not
lysgood me
sue of
ht
ill hppen
ith futue c
ses, butn
ttoney
ho hs
histoy of st
nding up foclients,
illl
ys st
nd up foclients.
tt -desc ption- chment-42349″ style=” ss=” ption ight”> ge-42349″ s /c inju uplo 2020/02/Ste tto lt=”C tto idth=”229″ height=”264″ /> ption- chment-42349″ cl p-c cycle tto h /c inju ou m/ste “>Ste figc figu e ing cycle helmet is eg dless of the st de helmet c bso n o om you ese ch sho h / moto fety/c to f mchelmet.html” t get=”_bl el=”noopene no “> moto ve lives
hen you e involved in ious n hile ope ting cycle, c st the l s nd the compens y seek. You need to kno h v ble to you, t is to n ney to you se. Do not t ch tion th y be entitled to collect fo inju ing cycle nd neve ny off the hook f ve nd <
ef=”https://c inju cont “>cont n expe cycle tto s soon fte moto ccident c otect them. > t J. Guss, Inju ccident L ye st d #297 me style=”bo : 0;” s / m embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3456.7479425413776!2d-95.5885866848869!3d29.95792798191391!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8640d2231c6b8c 0x4162c0d04234 t+J.+Guss%2C+ ney+ idth=”400″ height=”300″ f mebo =”0″ fullsc llo een”> me>ss=”
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 664-6500