Helmet Ratings

[maindog]

I have read allot of threads on here about helmets , and not too much talk about helmet ratings. if you wear a dot helmet you are not really very well protected ! I have even seen allot of helmets being sold at bike swap meets and a dot sticker given to you to sick it on the back of the helmet. thats great if you want to wear a 10.00 helmet but you can expect your brains to be sweep up off the pavement with your bike if you go down hard. I say if you have a 10.00 head ware a 10.00 helmet . if you really want to be safe look for a helmet with a Snell rating. see this article for the reasons. Snell Vs. Dot

 

DOT sets minimum standards for helmets, The Snell Memorial Foundation is a private not-for-profit organization that sets voluntary standards for motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets and auto racing helmets, as well as other kinds of protective headgear. Snell standards are the world's toughest.

 

wearing a dot helmet is like being covered by government health care , do your really want to trust your brain to the government ?

 

so if you decide to wear a helmet at the very least make an educated decision and get a good one. your family may thank you later, if god forbid you ever go down.

 

"I still believe in freedom and cant stand being told what i can and cant do (especially by the government) but remember a government powerful enough to give you every thing you need also has the power to take it away !"

[Holly]

If you a given a DOT sticker, who says the helmet has even passed those standards.

 

Thought the manufacturer had to put the sticker on to be legal.

 

Could just as well wear leather.

 

 

 

my 2 cents

 

 

Daryl

[flb_78]

This article says that DOT approved is safer then SNELL.

 

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/index.html

[maindog]

thats a good article and raises some good debate , but I guess my point is that if you do ware a helmet or are shopping for one , know that there are standards out their and do your homework. this would be a good one for the myth busters .

[straycatt]

I have read allot of threads on here about helmets , and .......

 

 

Read the Motorcyclistonline link above, there is a valid argument for not using a Snell hat.

 

The statement "$10 helmet for a $10 head" is just funny. If a hat meets DOT (or Snell for that matter) then everything else that costs extra is just fluff and extra profit for the manufacturer.

The "$10 helmet" line was from an old advertisement by Bell. They really got some mileage out of their advertising dollars if that campaign is still selling product.

 

The lids that come with a DOT sticker you attach yourself are ALWAYS non DOT novelty helmets, and can NOT be compared with DOT and Snell hats.

Those of us that wear non DOT hats are fully aware (or at least should be) of what we are wearing and only wear them to make a show of complying with totalitarian government requirements.

 

If you choose to wear a helmet, what ever helmet you choose, be aware that according to the NHTSA helmets are only about 37% effective at preventing head injuries. That means that they FAIL in their intended purpose 63 times out of 100.