subject: Make Safety As Your First Priority While Mountain Bike Riding [print this page] Mountain biking is probably one of the most risky form of bike riding. There have been an alarming high rate of accidents during mountain biking. The injuries suffered in such accidents can be very severe and in some cases even life-threatening. One of the major reasons of the serious injuries during bike riding is due to the lack of awareness among people regarding the protective gears like mountain biking helmets and pads. It has been proved in uncountable incidents when protective gears have prevented the rider from suffering injuries even during a clash. This is the reason why some countries and cities have made it a mandatory law to wear helmets while riding a bike.
In addition to the most common form of injuries during bike riding - head injury, other type of injuries include spinal injuries, inclusion, cervical injuries, and thoracic injuries. While head injuries account for the maximum number of death caused due to accidents while bike riding, other form of injuries may also become serious over time and may also need you to have surgical operations. In some serious injuries the patient may even need to get admitted in ICU. All these incidents account for a significant amount of medical costs and hospital services for individuals as well as for the state government. Therefore, it is highly recommended for riders to take care of their own safety and wear protective gears like MTB helmets and pads to alleviate the severity of the injuries.
Although there is no direct correlation between wearing a mountain biking helmet and decrease in the number of accidents while mountain bike riding, still there are several advantages of wearing one. MTB helmets will protect your head, brain and skull from direct impact during a collision and thus lessening the severity of the injury. Compared to the serious cost, pain, and risk that accidents and injuries can put you on, MTB helmets are a very small investment.
According to a recent research, as compared to professional riders, young male riders that go for mountain biking as a fun and leisure activity are more likely to get affected by accidents. This is because professional riders are well trained and well equipped with all sort of mountain biking helmets and other protective gears. Whereas, a leisure rider just picks up his bike and venture on his journey without any preparation.
It does not matter whether you are a professional mountain bike rider or riding just for fun, what is important is to observe your safety as the first priority.
