The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $150,000 grant to VisionQuest, a biomedical company, to develop a new tool for on-the-field assessment of sports-related traumatic brain injuries and concussions. VisionQuest used funds to create ConQuest, an iPad program which takes full advantage of the onboard camera and gyroscope. “What we’re hoping to do… read more
“It’s better than you-know-what,” said Kristin “Greasy Hands” Johnson-Land, a motorcycle mechanic. “Chocolate?” guessed a fellow motorcyclist. The two were discussing the sense of camaraderie they find in the five-month old women-only motorcycle club called the Miss-Fires. In such a short amount of time, the club has grown to 31 members. The rapid growth can… read more
A new regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will mandate that all vehicles under 10,000 pounds feature rear view cameras by May of 2018. According to the release, children and seniors seem to be most at risk for back over accidents. “As a father, I can only imagine… read more
According to Motorcyclist Online, Dutaci engineers are making bold strides to improve the safety of their motorcycles. The new Multistrada D-Air will be the first consumer motorcycle to feature airbags, a trend that will hopefully be an industry standard in years to come. Dutaci has teamed up with Dainese, an Italian maker of protective motorcycle… read more
A recent donation of $468,000 from the Carol and Caroline Swanson Foundation to Colorado State University (CSU) will fund a five-year program to better understand the applications of equine-assisted therapy. The donation will provide for two graduate students and a Ph.D. candidate to lead a study to fill in the gaps about the effectiveness of… read more
It seems that many motorcycle accident stories involve the rider spontaneously losing control of their vehicle and crashing. However, motorcycles usually “spontaneously” lose control if a defective part begins to malfunction. Otherwise, motorcyclists can lose control of their vehicle due to road hazards. Roadside construction involves resurfacing, which can create hazardous gravel and edge breaks… read more
There is nothing inherently dangerous about super sport bikes. In fact, rider experience has much more to do with motorcycle safety than type of bike. However, super sport bikes are so often implicated in motorcycle accidents due to the age of most super sport bike riders. There is a growing trend of younger and younger… read more
A recent study by University of Toronto published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine highlights that professional mixed martial arts (MMA) may be the most dangerous sport for traumatic brain injury. The researchers surveyed videos of over 800 Ultimate Fighting Championship fights from 2006 to 2012. According to the study, 13 percent of fights… read more
A recent study by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) investigated the presence of a neurological condition known as pseudobulbar affect, or PBA, among hundreds of veterans. When families of traumatic brain injury victims report that their loved one seems like a different person after the accident, they are often referring to the effects of… read more
Debates over the noise limits for motorcycles neglect the importance of noise for motorcycle safety. Given that motorist failure to see motorcyclists is a leading cause of motorcycle accidents, noise promotes safety by announcing the motorcyclist’s presence. Currently, the ongoing debate about the safety of motorcycle noise has found its way down to Portland, Oregon,… read more
