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Helmets wearers lose sense of danger

Have you ever had an SUV blow past you on an icy, snowy highway? More than likely, that driver was gunning it with the false confidence that hazardous conditions yield unconditionally to four-wheel drive and burly suspension. Experts think that the same delusion is at work with skiers and snowboarders who don helmets and consider themselves bulletproof. A study has shown that helmeted and non-helmeted skiers sustain head injuries at the same rate. But it's helmeted skiers who sustain the most serious head injuries.


Risky business?

Ski helmets aren't license to speed

posted by davidof @ 11:24 AM