Whether we all should wear helmets or not is a topic for another post and you can see my opinion on motorcycle helmets here.  Whether you wear a helmet or not head injury is a very real possibility as a result of a motorcycle crash.

Motorcycle crash statistics are complicated.  They are complicated because oftentimes when a motorcycle driver is injured in a crash they are not discretely injured.  That is to say that oftentimes an injured motorcycle rider often suffers multiple trauma.  When a motorcyclist is involved in a crash they will often have broken bones, blunt force trauma to their torso and possibly other injuries including neck and / or head injuries. Motorcycle accidents are multifactorial.  This makes the statistical analysis difficult at best and makes the matter foggy.  

Is there any doubt that brain injury is a horrible injury?  There are many excellent web resources that discuss brain injury.  The effects can be short term but are often more long term and sometimes permanent.  From my perspective I would much rather have to spend months in a hospital suffering pain day after day than have to endure a severe brain injury.  That is why I wear a helmet.  Some of the best links are:

• Brain Injury Association of America 
• Brain Injury Resource Center
• Traumatic  Brain Injury Resource Guide

If you are in a large city and have a University Hospital near you they deal with people suffering from brain injury on a daily basis.  They have good information and opportunity to volunteer as well.  If any of you are looking for a good charity to build a bike rally around they can always do with more money to help those in need.

The Utah Legislature recently announced that they are helping to fund a program to help brain injured people.

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