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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Motorcycle helmet protection and basilar skull fracture | | Authors | Gibson T, Thai K, Anderson RWG | | Year | 2007 | | Type | Journal Article | | Abstract | In Australia, it is compulsory for all motorcyclists, pillion passengers and side-car passengers to wear helmets certified to AS/NZS 1698. Most riders prefer to wear full face helmets, which appear to offer better facial protection during a crash. Some researchers have noted a greater prevalence of fractures to the base of the skull in fullface helmeted riders. This study was aimed to improve our understanding of the causation of basilar skull fracture (BSF) in motorcycle crashes, to assess the capability of current helmets in reducing the risk of this injury and to assist in setting future motorcycle helmet standards. | | Journal Title | Journal of Biomechanics | | Conference Name | XXI Congress of International Society of Biomechanics | | Conference Location | Tapei, Taiwan | | Conference Date | 1-5 July, 2007 | | Journal Volume (Issue) | 40(S2) | | Page Range | S92 | | Page Count | 1 | | Notes | available from CASR library on request |
| Reference | | Gibson T, Thai K, Anderson RWG (2007). Motorcycle helmet protection and basilar skull fracture. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(S2), S92. |
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