helmet use

Wearing cranial armor

Helmet use refers to the practice of wearing protective headgear, typically in contexts involving motorcycles, bicycles, construction sites, or sports.

The term appears most often in safety research, legislation, and public health campaigns: Studies show helmet use reduces head injuries by 70 percent.

Helmet use laws vary by state.

Related

crash · bicycle · bike lane · motorcycle · brain bucket · strap in · visor · strap · buckle · padding · shell · full face · impact · brain · skull · law · mandatory · seatbelt

Opposites
head protection behavior

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Lacking head protection

safety compliance

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Voluntary exposure to hazards

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G