Do any of you know if there are safer helmets than just the regular bike helmet. They seem to be pretty much all the same, some with more holes than others. I guess all helmets have to comply with CSPC (at least in the US), but are there any helmets that exceed CPSC, maybe a stricter voluntary test or something? Are there helmets that comply with multiple safety standards (like skiing, skating and cycling). And is that even advisable?
Thank you.
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How about this one?
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How about this one?
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Some helmets meet the stricter Snell standards. Here is the full list: http://www.smf.org/certlist/std_B-90...90C_B-95C.html (锕侊箒)~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------
You mean you need one that's certified for taking showers as well as walking down the street?
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This one is pretty rad:
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This may be what you're looking for:
It's a regular helmet with the addition of a removable chinguard to protect the face during a crash. I started wearing one after I talked to a maxillofacial surgeon who said that his worst cases of mangled, broken jaws and faces were roadies who crashed while wearing regular helmets. It's very lightweight, fully vented, and I think pretty cool looking the same way that full-face helmets have a sort of aggressive look to them.
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This helmet is far more protective (although the accompanying suit may be a tad restrictive)
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If you're worried about serious neurological injury, there isn't really a helmet that can help you:
In this case, Mr Smith, who was 51 at the time, was involved in a collision with a Yahama 600cc motorcycle in Brightlingsea, Essex, while on his way to an amateur operatics rehearsal in June 2005. He wasn't wearing a helmet and suffered serious head injuries, leaving him with no recollection of the accident .
He claimed damages from the motorcyclist, Michael Finch, for personal injuries, and the biker then brought a counterclaim, claiming that Mr Smith was liable for his own injuries because he had a helmet but had not worn it. The court heard Mr Smith considered the area around his home in Brightlingsea to be safe so he only wore his helmet for longer journeys.
Mr Justice Griffith Williams found the motorcyclist primarily liable, saying that on the balance of probabilities Mr Finch, who was 26 at the time of the crash, had been speeding and riding too close to Mr Smith as he tried to overtake. The judge then considered whether Mr Smith had contributed to his own injuries by failing to wear a helmet. He heard that Mr Smith's injuries were caused both by him hitting the back of his head on the ground and also from rapid rotation of the skull as he came off his bike, causing blood vessels to rupture.
Helmet expert Dr Bryan Chinn examined Mr Smith's helmet, which was about 20 years old, and told the court that neither that model nor a more modern one would have prevented Mr Smith's injuries because he hit the ground in excess of 12mph. He said the scalloped shape of most modern helmets would not have prevented Mr Smith's injuries, given the location of the impact on the back of his head.
Dr Chinn's (inventor of the Chin Strap??) opinion was accepted by the court. Helmets are good only for protecting against the very superficial injuries that can result from a low speed fall. If you hit the ground at speed, they're not likely to help - and if you are hit by a motor vehicle (which is the case in virtually all serious injuries) then you may well have sustained serious brain damage before you head hits the ground, even if it doesn't hit the vehicle.
