T.E. Lawrence of Arabia died of severe head injuries secondary to a motorcycle accident in 1935 during the victory period following World War I. His neurosurgeon, Dr. Hugh Cairns, saw the devastation of motorcycle traumatic brain injuries with the passing of T.E. Lawrence and later studied the impact brain injuries were having on motorcyclists. Dr. Cairns's work led to one of the first motorcyclist regulations in the British Army in 1941. He discovered that the primary cause of death from motorcycle accidents was due to head injuries. Today in the United States, all but two states have some form of motorcycle helmet law in place.
References:
Motorcycle helmet laws by state (iihs.org)
How the death of Lawrence of Arabia led to the use of the motorcycle helmet (bbvaopenmind.com)
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