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Helmets...why pay more?
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[QUOTE="jmics19067, post: 884562, member: 27963"] Jay bird, I beleive Bruce is saying that the helmets that pass the tests, do pass the tests, it is just that some helmets have better grades with Arai & Shoei on top. Also D.O.T. tests are only mandated for street legality, Snell is a volunteer program the helmet manufactures sign up for. There are some helmets out there that don't meet either.Kinda ticks me off that there are hard shelled motorcycle styled helmets out there that might be good enough to teach your kid to roller skate ,but since it looks like a motorcycle helmet some people think it is good enough to protect you when riding. ". from my understanding, its the liner performs most of the work in decellerating your head. my last helmet never saw me going over the bars at 40mph or running into trees. as a matter of fact most of the helmet trauma was generated by lowside crashes in corners. my point is that i would rather have a fresh middle of the road helmet than an old top of the line helmet that should of been replaced but wa" That is a question I ask, unfortunately I believe the answer is that you can't be overprotected, and there is no written rule on what is adequate protection. All the tests are done in the same manner for all helmets while all crashes are going to be different.And I am not so sure that the testing involved can ccurately duplicate the different types of problems helmets are supposed to protect us from. I have had relatively high speed instances where you tumble and slide,helmet visor broken off,all scratched up and just plain ugly looking shell with no known damage to my skull :think: I have also been trail riding at relatively slow speed when i just run into a low hanging branch that rung my bell hard enough that I would quit riding for the day :bang: . My only recourse is to buy a Snell2000 that I can afford at the time buy early and buy often since I dont bother with sending them out to get tested. [/QUOTE]
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