In a recent report, it has been revealed that in a horrible accident suffered by a university student, who was cycling his way home, it was the helmet that actually acted as protection for him and saved his life.

The name of the student is Richard Welch, and his mother is of the view that it was only due to his cycling helmet that he is alive today. It was one day when he entered the driveway a little too hurriedly that he lost control of his bike and got into the accident. He struck a tree and returned home very dazed and confused.

"He walked inside looking very dazed and concussed. This (helmet) without a doubt this saved his life, he would have been massively brain damaged or possibly killed. This is proof he's a very lucky boy and we're lucky to have him", said his mother Robyn Welch.

It spreads a very clear message that safety gear is very important these days. It is essential that more efforts are made for mandating of security gears such as helmets, and elbow and knee pads when one is cycling or biking. It is so important that the safety is taken into concern because even the slightest carelessness can result in huge loss.

He was a lucky boy to have survived the accident, but it was because of his helmet that he was safe. Helmets can actually prevent a lot of accidents in the world.

There is a need for conscious efforts to be made for making things like biking and cycling safer. There could've been huge brain damage and bleeding if his head would've hit the tree without the protection. It is essential that people encourage their kids to take care of these security gears while biking or cycling. Precaution is always better than cure.