Leaderboard

Howdy, Today that same Mom and Dad go and buy junior helmet X because its cheap, because they like how it looks, or because its the only one in the store that's yellow. Said another way, its not the fault of the VT study if people are dumb. Mark

Pretty much my view of independent test ratings. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mEB7WbTTlu4

If it's the wrong shape, then it doesn't fit correctly. And this is far FAR more important to a buying decision then the results of a flawed study should ever be.

I am pretty sure he is talking shape of the head not size. In other words, size of helmet is right, it fits tight and does not move around... just a bit uncomfortable because it has higher pressure points here and there. In this case the helmet will protect as well as the same helmet that follows the head shape a bit better. Since dummy head does not feel pain and discomfort, it is good to go for testing less that perfectly fitting helmets and results would be valid. All they need to make sure is that they get the size of the helmet right.

Howdy, I've been wearing helmets of one form or another for nearly 30 years. I've got lots of first hand experience that helmets built for a head shape that doesn't match mine are uncomfortable, putting excessive pressure on some areas of my head. I don't have any experience that they don't still work to attenuate impacts. Do you have any links to studies or data that shows that two otherwise equal helmets, one with a shell for a more oval head and one with a shell shape for a more round head transfer an impact to the same head differently? You're making a supposition that the helmets that don't score well don't fit the headform well or aren't fit onto the headform well. Do you have any evidence to back that assumption up? Let me be clear... Fit type may well be a factor in how well the helmet performs in the VT test. I don't know. But I don't think anyone else knows either and disregarding the results wholesale is at absolute best throwing the baby out with the bathwater. ipvfreely, I'd appreciate it if you would stop with the personal insults. Your anti-vaxxer analogy is absurd. If it were accurate, you would easily be able to point to studies that show the VT tests are crap. Yet even after being repeatedly asked, you haven't provided any. That situation does not mirror the anti-vaxxer one in any way. I still would like to know if any knows when/if VT plans to test the 310/710. Does anyone have info? Mark