A racing helmet is a form of protective headgear worn by racing car and rally drivers. Motor racing has long been known to be an exceptionally risky sport:[1] sudden deceleration forces on the head can easily occur if a racing car loses control at the very high speeds of competitive motor racing or the rough terrain experienced in rallying.[1] A risk more nearly unique to motor racing is the possibility of drastically severe burns from fuel igniting when the fuel lines or fuel tank of the vehicle are jolted sufficiently to dislodge or breach them in a situation in which the driver cannot soon enough escape from his car. This happened to world champion driver Niki Lauda at the 1976 German Grand Prix race at the Nürburgring in a crash from which he barely escaped alive.
It is known that the percentage of racing accidents resulting in hospitalisation in motor racing, at around 25 percent, is higher than any other major international sport[2] and that the average period in hospital is the longest. A recent Australian study also suggests motor racing may have the highest rate of actual injury among major sports.[3] However, a study conducted between 1996 and 2000 by Fuji Toranomon Orthopaedic Hospital in Shizuoka suggests that only a small proportion of these injuries are actually to the head or surrounding areas.[4]
^ abLippi, G., Salvagno, G. L., Franchini M., and Guidi G. C.; “Changes in technical regulations and drivers’ safety in top‐class motor sports”; in Journal of Sports Medicine, 41(12) December 2007; pp. 922–925
^Nys, Jean-François; “Physical Activity, Sport and Health”; in Andreff, Wladimir and Szymański Stefan (editors); Handbook on the Economics of Sport; p. 148 ISBN 1843766086
^Dickson, Tracey J. and Gray, Tonia; Risk management in the outdoors : a whole of organization approach for education, sport and recreation; p. 98. ISBN 0521152313
^O Minoyama and H Tsuchida; “Injuries in professional motor car racing drivers at a racing circuit between 1996 and 2000”; in Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(5) September 2003; pp. 613-616
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