WHY ARE RIDERS HELMETS NOT FITTED WITH IMPACT SENSORS TO RECORD HARD IMPACTS?

[jimmyb116]

THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CONCUSSION IS APPROACHING A SOLUTION FROM THE WRONG ANGLE. A TECHNICAL SOLUTION INVOLVING IMPACT SENSORS AND LINKED TO TRANSPONDERS WOULD LEAVE NO QUESTIONS.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

 

[Leinster]

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?


Concussion isn’t just about impact, it’s about the movement of the brain inside the skull due to sudden acceleration, and that can vary greatly from person to person and impact to impact. It doesn’t necessarily need the head to impact something, and an impact doesn’t necessarily cause concussion.


But yes, a technology involving a helmet-based accelerometer should be achievable, and a race doctor could use this as a data point in evaluating a rider and deciding whether or not that rider should be allowed to continue after a crash.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bardet's crash must have really scared you. Creating an account in order to make a shouty post about head injuries.

 

[gregrowlerson]

If the sensor records the same impact level as you hitting the keyboard, then it's a clear abandon.