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04-13-2007, 05:22 PM
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| Retired  | Snell finally catches on From the May 2007 Motorcyclist: New Helmet Standard for 2010 Snell sees the light Sometimes it's hard to be humble. The Snell Foundation recently announced major changes to its proposed M2010 motorcycle helmet standard that would bring it more in line with the U.S. DOT and European ECE 22-05 standards. Snell is now acknowledging the fact that smaller heads weigh less than bigger ones—and that the helmets we put on those heads shoujld be designed around that fact. Practically speaking, this means smaller-sized Snell 2010 helmets will likely be designed using less-rigid shells and softer Styrofoam liners, because the head forms they will be tested with will be considerably lighter, reducing the total energy of the test impacts. This is a very good thing. It also means a smaller helmet designed to meet Snell M2010 might not pass Snell 2005. Which would we pick? The 2010 helmet, every time. We questioned Snell's position that "one weight fits all" in our "Blowing the Lid Off" helmet-impact-test story (Motorcyclist, June 2005). Snell's recent reversal of its position acknowledges that the respected head-injury scientists who have been arguing with the Foundation about this for years were right. |
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04-13-2007, 07:58 PM
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| MotoGP Contender  | I am amazed. I'll be due for a new lid when the new standards come out, but I wear a 2XL anyways, so I don't know if it will change anything for me. |
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04-13-2007, 10:59 PM
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| Telemark Rider   Joined: Jan 2006 From: Outer darkness . . . I Ride: Nothing for a while now (tear) | Better, but they are still all too hard. I am getting a euro rated lid as my next one. Sorry SNELL, too little, too late. 
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