Head protection in electric micromobility: A critical review, recommendations, and future trends

GF Serra, FAO Fernandes, E Noronha… - Accident Analysis & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Traffic jams are a burden in urban areas, being time-consuming and contributing to stressful
driving and CO 2 emissions. To implement the United Nations' 2030 agenda for sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and injury patterns in electric-scooter related accidents—a prospective two-center report from Germany

P Störmann, A Klug, C Nau, RD Verboket… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the introduction of rental E-scooters in Germany in mid-June 2019, the safety of this
new means of transport has been the subject of extensive public debate. However, valid …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the test methodology used in current cycling helmet standards and literature

B Emsley, J Farmer, P Sherratt, P Goodall… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cycling helmets play a crucial role in protecting against head injuries, however, their
effectiveness in mitigating all types of head injury is limited, particularly traumatic brain …

[HTML][HTML] What to expect? Injury patterns of Electric-Scooter accidents over a period of one year-A prospective monocentric study at a Level 1 Trauma Center

A Harbrecht, M Hackl, T Leschinger, S Uschok… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose E-scooters are a new type of urban transportation utilized in Germany since June
2019, primarily in larger cities in the context of sharing offers. Such electrically operated …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the effectiveness of bicycle helmet designs in impact testing

J Abderezaei, F Rezayaraghi, B Kain… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cycling accidents are the leading cause of sports-related head injuries in the US.
Conventional bicycle helmets typically consist of polycarbonate shell over Expanded …

[HTML][HTML] Urban drinking and driving: comparison of electric scooter and bicycle related accidents in facial fracture patients

OJ Murros, T Puolakkainen, A Abio… - … Oral, Patologia Oral y …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In recent years, electric scooters (e-scooter) have emerged as an alternative
mode of urban transport due to their availability and effortless use. However, e-scooter …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of two rotational helmet technologies to decrease peak rotational acceleration in cycling helmets

T Hoshizaki, AM Post, CE Zerpa, E Legace… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The risk of brain trauma has been associated with the rotational kinematics leading to the
development of helmets with a variety rotational management technologies. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Bike helmet usage in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods: a focused area for trauma prevention

OS Henry, AS Rooney, MV Heflinger, AG Sykes… - Journal of surgical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction There is a paucity of data to describe how neighborhood socioeconomic
disadvantage (NSD) correlates with childhood injuries and outcomes. This study assesses …

[HTML][HTML] Modal analysis of computational human brain dynamics during helmeted impacts

F Rezayaraghi, J Abderezaei, E Ozkaya, D Stein… - Brain Multiphysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Sports-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a growing public health concern, affecting
millions in the US, annually. Current helmets are primarily designed to mitigate head …

Cycling-related injuries during COVID-19 lockdown: a North London experience

S Mumtaz, J Cymerman… - … Trauma & Reconstruction, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: There has been a notable surge in cycling injuries during the COVID-19 (SARS-
CoV-2 virus) pandemic. Cycling in general increased during lockdown as a leisure & fitness …