The Worst Idea In Motorcycle Safety Technology

They might not look like much, but motorcycle helmets are a technological marvel.  Today’s helmets are lined with high tech, synthetic foam that is just the right thickness and firmness to protect the wearer’s head when it is on its own against the forces of nature.  Trying on a motorcycle helmet is an all-day project.  Even the helmet that fits feels like it doesn’t the first few times you wear it.  It molds to the shape of your head over time.  Borrowing someone else’s motorcycle helmet is better than not wearing one, but you can clearly feel that the helmet was made for someone else.  Motorcycle helmets are just one of the safety features that do not have to shout loudly to prove how much protection they provide.  Seatbelts remain the most life-saving safety feature in cars, decades after their debut.  Of course, in today’s clickbait-obsessed world, you can bet that someone invented motorcycle helmets that shout loudly about their technological sophistication.  If you got into a motorcycle accident because your helmet was competing for your attention, contact a Columbia motorcycle accident lawyer.

Heads Up Devices Are Bad Enough When You Have an Entire Vehicle to Protect You From Their Mistakes

One of the most eloquent pieces of automotive journalism is Andrew Collins’s post on Jalopnik, where he gives a scathing takedown of heads up devices (HUDs).  These devices enjoyed a wave of popularity before the Apple CarPlay era.  HUDs were monitors mounted on spindly supports in a position where they would be visible to the driver while he or she was looking straight ahead on the road.  Later models of HUDs would project their content directly onto the windshield.  The content they displayed was the kind of thing that drivers would normally look up on their phones while driving, such as weather updates or traffic conditions.  They were supposed to prevent distracted driving, but they actually presented a whole new distraction.

Much as motorcycles do not have seatbelts and airbags, they also do not have Apple Car Play.  Therefore, motorcycles theoretically pose more of a temptation toward distracted driving than cars do.  Therefore, some geniuses invented HUDs built into motorcycle helmets.  These devices project their unsolicited advice directly into the driver’s field of vision on the helmet’s visor.  They effectively turn the motorcycle helmet into a virtual reality headset.  If you are wondering how safe it is to ride a motorcycle while wearing a VR headset, use your imagination.

Any motorcycle helmet is better than none, and if you get injured in a motorcycle accident, the type of helmet you were wearing will not count against you when determining your right to recover compensation in an insurance claim or lawsuit.

Let Us Help You Today

The personal injury lawyers at the Stanley Law Group can help you pursue a motorcycle accident claim, even if your helmet was too fancy or not fancy enough.  Contact The Stanley Law Group in Columbia, South Carolina or call (803)799-4700 for a free initial consultation.

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