Amy and I for some time have wanted to buy Isaac a good neck support for when he rides his dirt bikes. He has worn a foam support since he started racing a few years ago. The idea is that if he crashes his neck will not hyper extend. The nice ones have been developed my orthopedic surgeons and start at $350. That is a lot of money for gear, not a lot in a hospital, but a lot for gear. We found a way to get one from him about 2 months ago. It is nice. It is out of the way, appears to be comfortable and is quite adjustable.
Well he used it for it's purpose this weekend when he had his bit of a crash on Saturday at Tyler Mt. Raceway. As we have talked to him about the crash, we have decided that he was coming down a small hill (approx 10 feet tall) a little faster than he wanted to. He grabbed the brakes... the front brakes... and when over the front end. He must have landed on his head (and elbows), then the bike flipped over on top of him, smashing the foot peg into his leg, then bouncing off of him down the hill. He had to have hit pretty hard look a the damage to his helmet.
The cracked visor and the missing molding at the mouth air intake tell me he hit pretty hard. But there was no neck injury, no complaint of neck pain, or even a mention of it. The Leatt Brace did it's job. It transferred the force of the head hitting first into his shoulders and ribcage. We are sooooo glad we bought it (and he never questions the safety gear). It paid for it's self... One crash and it paid for it's self.
Well he used it for it's purpose this weekend when he had his bit of a crash on Saturday at Tyler Mt. Raceway. As we have talked to him about the crash, we have decided that he was coming down a small hill (approx 10 feet tall) a little faster than he wanted to. He grabbed the brakes... the front brakes... and when over the front end. He must have landed on his head (and elbows), then the bike flipped over on top of him, smashing the foot peg into his leg, then bouncing off of him down the hill. He had to have hit pretty hard look a the damage to his helmet.
The cracked visor and the missing molding at the mouth air intake tell me he hit pretty hard. But there was no neck injury, no complaint of neck pain, or even a mention of it. The Leatt Brace did it's job. It transferred the force of the head hitting first into his shoulders and ribcage. We are sooooo glad we bought it (and he never questions the safety gear). It paid for it's self... One crash and it paid for it's self.
Transfer of force - Shoot, next thing I know you'll be flapping your gums about some sort of impulse momentum diagram. So let's have it TW - was the impact plastic, or elastic? e=0 or e=1?
ReplyDeleteGeeezzzs man... That is high tech college talk. I don't have a computer program that figures that for me. ;)
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