Personal Protective Gear

How to Select Good Riding Gear

Injury-Reduction Benefits of Protective Clothing

Comparing Motorcycle Riding Gear - analysis by Robyn Smith from the UK-based site www.best-motorcycle-information.com

Protective Equipment for Riders - a head-to-toe guide by eSUM (European Safer Urban Motorcycling) and the Motor Cycle Industry Association

"Get Your Head into It" - safety video by the Motorcycle Industry Council and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation encouraging the use of helmets, especially full-face

How Helmets Work - what you should know about how and why motorcycle helmets work

Choosing a New Helmet

How to Fit Your Motorcycle Helmet - video

Helmet Fit Guide - video

Crash Science: The Myths and Realities of Motorcycle Helmets - explains the facts about the 13-MPH claim and eight other common myths about helmets

Myth: A Helmet Is Designed to Protect Only Up to a 13-MPH Impact Speed - about the DOT drop test and how the deceptive claim is made that helmets are not effective at speeds above 13 MPH

Snell Memorial Foundation - a not-for-profit organization dedicated to research, education, testing, and development of helmet safety standards.

Check Your Head-Protection IQ - helmet quiz

Common Myths and the Facts About Helmets

What Helmet Color Is Most Visible?

Should You Wear a Full-face Helmet?

What Happens to a Motorcycle Helmet in a Crash? - video

Jason McVicar Tells about Surviving His Crash - video report of McVicar's experiences at the Bonneville Salt Flats and how he crashed at over 200 MPH and survived, which he attributes to his motorcycle helmet 

Mark Lowry Tells about His Motorcycle Crash - video

Head-and-Helmet Hammer Test - video evidence

Helmet Use: Some People Just Don't Get It - cartoon

New Helmet Technology - report

Top Reasons for Helmet Laws - a brief summary of why every state should pass an all-rider motorcycle helmet law

NTSB Questions and Answers on Motorcycle Helmets 

Let Motorcyclists Go Helmetless? No 

Brain Dead: Why Are There No Mandatory Helmet Laws?

Health Watch: Non-bikers Bear Costs of Helmet-Free Motorcyclists' Head Injuries

Think Wearing a Helmet Makes You Look Stupid?

Deer Crosses Path of Motorcyclists Traveling in UP

A Father's Story: David O. Is Grateful a Helmet Saved His Son's Life

Jimmy Hunter Knows Firsthand the Value of a Good Motorcycle Helmet - newspaper article

Quality Gear vs. Deer - Randy Klifman wears all the gear

Protective Gear Saved Caryn's Life

Lon's Experience Wearing a Novelty Helmet