Check your helmet

[racerrad8]

Not sure how much of this applies here in the US, but it might be worth checking your helmet.

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/helmets-that-increase-chance-of-death-seized/25019.html#ixzz32FXBu7oB

Randy - RPM

[magge52]

Interesting comments that continue the price vs quality debates and the different testing methods debates. Depending on who you believe these helmets are equal to the hi priced lids or they are total crap. Judging from the multitude of problems with other Chinese products I would lean towards the latter. Are they even for sale in the US?

[andyb]

Sounds like they're just crap. 

Not everyone rides in the US, for reference.

[Capn Ron]

Holy smokes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfEFhBelTY

[Joe Sull]

How do you check it without hitting it with a hammer?

Mine says "Snell approved DOT". That should be good?

[Zwartie]

I guess the old adage "you get what you pay for" applies in this case. That being said, a number of years ago (2005?) Motorcyclist ran an article titled "Blowing the Lid Off" where they compared various helmets at various price ranges, some DOT only, some SNELL. At the end of it all (as I recall) the helmet that performed the best in their impact test was a $70 helmet. They found that the SNELL helmets were really good at protecting the helmet, not quite as good at reducing the G-force transferred to the head. SNELL does a "double impact" test where they drop an anvil-like weight on the same spot at the top of the helmet twice in a row. The question is, what are the chances that's going to happen in the real world? I don't know the answer myself but I thought the article was rather thought provoking. I wear a Shoei RF1100 and yes, it's SNELL approved. I have always found Shoei helmets fit the best. They seem to know how to cover the four corners of my head just right.

Zwartie