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Although when it comes to motorcycle safety it may seem that a suitable helmet and some motorbike leathers are the most important items of personal protective clothing to wear, not a single item of riding gear can be overlooked if a person is to reduce their risk of being involved in a road traffic accident.
A helmet and leathers should help protect the rider from severe personal injury or death if they are unfortunate enough to be in a collision with another vehicle, or crash under different circumstances.
Helmets are worn to dampen any shocks the motorcyclist's head may suffer in a crash, and stop anything penetrating the casualty's skull and causing severe brain injuries.
Leathers could potentially stop the rider from suffering a painful de-gloving injury or deep cuts to their torso and limbs if they are thrown from their vehicle.
As well as the perhaps more obvious items of motorcycling gear, boots are very important when it comes to the safety of a rider.
Similarly to motorcycle leathers, boots can protect the motorcyclist's feet and ankles from any very severe injuries, but they also help the rider keep a grip on the vehicle's peddles and maintain better control of the bike as a result.
Without motorcycling boots a person is more likely to suffer an accident because their feet will be more likely to slip from the peddles, especially when it's been raining.
Gloves may seem inconsequential compared to the helmet, but without them the individual may yet again be prone to a much more severe injury.
Not only will gloves protect the rider's fingers from becoming numb from cold and losing dexterity in certain weathers, but they will aid the person in keeping better grip on the bike handlebars and may prevent the rider from badly damaging their fingers in a crash.
If you have sustained a personal injury in a road traffic accident as a motorcyclist, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim from the person liable for your injuries.
To contact one of our legal advisers and find out whether you have a claim, simply phone 0800 10 757 95, click on live help to get started online, or take a moment to fill in one of our online claim forms and we will get back to you as soon as possible regarding your case.
