Shaun Best conquered a three-month coma in 1978 after receiving 62 hits to his brain. He would go on to become a National Organization of Disability appointee from 1994 to 1998. His experience ensures he does his best to promote helmet safety for others. He strives to activate, educate, motivate, stimulate, and validate that brain trauma can be prevented with safety helmets and that prevention can reduce healthcare costs and ensure fewer lives are harmed.