Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineers Announce Child Football Helmet Study

Virginia Tech has released results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets. Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact...

Estimated Cost of U.S. Crash-Related Deaths is $41b Per Year

Motor vehicle crash-related deaths in the United States resulted in an estimated $41 billion in medical and work loss costs in a year, according to state-based estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Half of this cost ($20.4...

New U.K. Safety Ratings for Motorcycle Helmets Published Today

New safety ratings for motorcycle helmets were published today by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark. An extra 25 motorcycle helmets have been rated by SHARP – the Department for Transport’s Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme –...