Defective Helmet Design

When helmets fail to do their job, which is to protect people’s heads during crashes or blows, it results in injury and death. Many people have suffered serious head and brain injury from defective helmet design. Recent cases include:

A man’s helmet came off his head when a car pulled out in front of him and he struck it with his motorcycle. The man was in a coma for several days, and is now learning to walk and speak again.
A man sustained traumatic brain injury when his helmet failed to protect his head because of faulty design.
A man was left in a vegetative state after he crashed on his motorcycle. His helmet failed to protect him. He was only traveling 10 mph.

Although defective helmets cause injuries, it is still safer to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle, bicycle, horse, or while skiing, snowboarding, inline skating, and participating in other sports. Many injuries are prevented because of helmet use. However, if you are injured because of defective helmet design, contact a personal injury lawyer to find out if you can be compensated for medical expenses and loss of wages.

Here’s how to tell if your helmet is defective and if it has been recalled:

Visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov.
Also, check out www.recall-warnings.com under their helmet section.
If you know your helmet is defective, stop using it, contact the manufacturer to have it replaced, and write a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to inform them of the defect. They will warn others.
If your helmet is defective, you’ll notice:
- loose parts
- breakage
- cracks
- dents
- ill-fitting feeling
- lining pulling out or tearing

Make sure to explain to your children that wearing a helmet is important during any activities in which your head might receive trauma. In some states, wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle is the law, and studies have shown that injuries and death rates from motorcycle accidents are down in those states. But remember, wearing a defective helmet can be as bad as not wearing one. Before you buy a helmet, read any literature you can find on it, including on the Internet. Have a professional help you properly fit the helmet. Make sure you don’t drop or damage the helmet; this will only decrease its performance.

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Defective Helmet Design When helmets fail to do their job, which is to protect people’s heads during crashes or blows, it results in injury and death. Many people have suffered serious head and brain injury from defective helmet design. Recent cases include: A man’s helmet came off his head when a car pulled out in front of him and he struck it with his motorcycle. The man was in a coma for several days, and is now learning to walk and speak again. A man sustained traumatic brain injury when his helmet failed to protect his head because of faulty design. A man was left in a vegetative state after he crashed on his motorcycle. His helmet failed to protect him. He was only traveling 10 mph. Although defective helmets cause injuries, it is still safer to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle, bicycle, horse, or while skiing, snowboarding, inline skating, and participating in other sports. Many injuries are prevented because of helmet use. However, if you are injured because of defective helmet design, contact a personal injury lawyer to find out if you can be compensated for medical expenses and loss of wages. Here’s how to tell if your helmet is defective and if it has been recalled: Visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov. Also, check out www.recall-warnings.com under their helmet section. If you know your helmet is defective, stop using it, contact the manufacturer to have it replaced, and write a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to inform them of the defect. They will warn others. If your helmet is defective, you’ll notice: loose parts breakage cracks dents ill-fitting feeling lining pulling out or tearing Make sure to explain to your children that wearing a helmet is important during any activities in which your head might receive trauma. In some states, wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle is the law, and studies have shown that injuries and death rates from motorcycle accidents are down in those states. But remember, wearing a defective helmet can be as bad as not wearing one. Before you buy a helmet, read any literature you can find on it, including on the Internet. Have a professional help you properly fit the helmet. Make sure you don’t drop or damage the helmet; this will only decrease its performance.