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Title: Helmet Testing and Standards
Post by: manofthefield on July 27, 2005, 06:12:10 PM

Hope this isn't a repost...

I was sent the link to this article at motorcyclist online (http://motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/hatz/) about helmets and the standards they're built to. Very long, the first half is a big build up, then the second half is the the actual tests they ran. Worth reading or at least skimming through if you have a short attention span. Very interesting results; I'm not sure what to think.

Title: Re: Helmet Testing and Standards
Post by: Roadstergal on July 27, 2005, 06:27:19 PM

Quote from: manofthefieldHope this isn't a repost...

Hope springs eternal, but it's a repost of a repost... ;)

Title: Helmet Testing and Standards
Post by: starwalt on July 27, 2005, 06:30:10 PM

Yeah, we kicked this around not long after the article came out. As the print says, it basically is a controversy based on whose expert you want to believe.

Almost any full coverage helmet that is DOT or Snell rated is better than no helmet. MCyclist was trying to rate things based on more of a real application situation.

It was a good read though.

Title: Helmet Testing and Standards
Post by: manofthefield on July 27, 2005, 06:51:52 PM

Sorry :oops:

Well, here it is for anyone who didn't catch it the first time or two :mrgreen:

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