Always wear a Helmet!

Over Christmas, some friends were out for a family ride and while travelling less than 50km/hr near Dettah during flat light conditions one of them struck a rock, was thrown over the handlebars landing on another rock and the snowmobiles momentum carried it forward where it struck the back of the riders helmet.

The rider had facial lacerations that required stitches and was transported to Stanton Hospital for assessment and treatment. Fortunately there were no long term serious injuries and the rider will be back riding again after a couple weeks of healing. The photos below show the damage that was done to the helmet while travelling at relatively slow speeds (20km/hr under the speed limit for the area).

It is mandatory to wear a helmet while riding within the limits of the City of Yellowknife a lot of people ride without helmets when out in the bush. This incident shows how important it is to wear a helmet at all time as this accident happened to an experienced rider travelling at relatively low speeds.