Can a full-face bike helmet's chin guard (chin bar) really break your neck?
The manager of a local bike shop informed me that if the chin bar of a
helmet gets whipped upwards during impact, the back of the helmet would (he claims) be driven into the neck, and break the neck, causing paraplegia (in other words, the cyclist becomes paraplegic.) If this really true? He recommends buying only helmets that have a strong (metal) chin strap, that won't release on impact. He is implying that plastic chin straps break, or otherwise loosen up, on impact. Now, is that true? I'd like to hear from actual helmet users who have had these situations. Thanks in advance. |
Can a full-face bike helmet's chin guard (chin bar) really break your neck?
tunesandballoons wrote:
The manager of a local bike shop informed me that if the chin bar of a helmet gets whipped upwards during impact, the back of the helmet would (he claims) be driven into the neck, and break the neck, causing paraplegia (in other words, the cyclist becomes paraplegic.) If this really true? He recommends buying only helmets that have a strong (metal) chin strap, that won't release on impact. He is implying that plastic chin straps break, or otherwise loosen up, on impact. Now, is that true? I'd like to hear from actual helmet users who have had these situations. Hah! Can't; they are dead! WABA has done many h*lmet studies, Try their website. --Karen D. |
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