Helmet Longevity (Lifetime)
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From: SE Louisiana
[quote=popawcritter;12869707]Yes, I am going to wear my old helmet... I am confident it is as safe as going without or wearing a novelty...
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IOW, that old helmet isn't safe at all, is it?
Your head, your life.
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IOW, that old helmet isn't safe at all, is it?
Your head, your life.
Road Master
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From: Ca
[QUOTE=PPBART;12870527][quote=popawcritter;12869707]Yes, I am going to wear my old helmet... I am confident it is as safe as going without or wearing a novelty...
IOW, that old helmet isn't safe at all, is it?
Your head, your life.
You should really buy a new one every year. I was looking for someone to make note of the disgusting "helmet month" someone came up with, and that dealers jumped right on.
Instead I found these "stupid" and "smart" opinions. Did you know you're just as likely to injure your knee or elbow as your head? Did you know you're just as likely to ram your chin as any other part of your head? Study: Cost 327, Motorcycle Safety Helmets. Check out the pic. Stupid or smart.
Anyone thinking high priced helmets are worth it should read about the football helmet problem. Only a bigger, thicker helmet than now available can save your head, except in accidents that bad it won't matter much. Sorry, too many words already.
IOW, that old helmet isn't safe at all, is it?
Your head, your life.
Instead I found these "stupid" and "smart" opinions. Did you know you're just as likely to injure your knee or elbow as your head? Did you know you're just as likely to ram your chin as any other part of your head? Study: Cost 327, Motorcycle Safety Helmets. Check out the pic. Stupid or smart.
Anyone thinking high priced helmets are worth it should read about the football helmet problem. Only a bigger, thicker helmet than now available can save your head, except in accidents that bad it won't matter much. Sorry, too many words already.
Road Warrior
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From: Raleigh, NC
[QUOTE=eleutheros;12870840][QUOTE=PPBART;12870527]
Seriously? Injuring your knee or elbow is highly unlikely to kill you or leave you brain damaged! LOL
You hit it right on the money: far too many words.
Yes, I am going to wear my old helmet... I am confident it is as safe as going without or wearing a novelty...
You should really buy a new one every year. I was looking for someone to make note of the disgusting "helmet month" someone came up with, and that dealers jumped right on.
Instead I found these "stupid" and "smart" opinions. Did you know you're just as likely to injure your knee or elbow as your head? Did you know you're just as likely to ram your chin as any other part of your head? Study: Cost 327, Motorcycle Safety Helmets. Check out the pic. Stupid or smart.
Anyone thinking high priced helmets are worth it should read about the football helmet problem. Only a bigger, thicker helmet than now available can save your head, except in accidents that bad it won't matter much. Sorry, too many words already.
You should really buy a new one every year. I was looking for someone to make note of the disgusting "helmet month" someone came up with, and that dealers jumped right on.
Instead I found these "stupid" and "smart" opinions. Did you know you're just as likely to injure your knee or elbow as your head? Did you know you're just as likely to ram your chin as any other part of your head? Study: Cost 327, Motorcycle Safety Helmets. Check out the pic. Stupid or smart.
Anyone thinking high priced helmets are worth it should read about the football helmet problem. Only a bigger, thicker helmet than now available can save your head, except in accidents that bad it won't matter much. Sorry, too many words already.
You hit it right on the money: far too many words.
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10 cent heads have 10 cent arguments on this.
Here is yet ANOTHER recommendation to replace your helmet every 5 years, from the Australian government safety body, which tested their helmets.
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov....le_helmets.pdf
Here is yet ANOTHER recommendation to replace your helmet every 5 years, from the Australian government safety body, which tested their helmets.
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov....le_helmets.pdf
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From: Route 66
My reference to "as safe as going without or a novelty" was mostly tongue and cheek but the fact is I do ride without a helmet sometimes and I'm sure my old helmet is safer than that.
The fact is we all make a choice of where the line is drawn on safety vs comfort. Is a brand new half helmet safer than an older 3/4 or full face? The list goes on.
About 30 years ago I had a sister killed in an auto crash. She was wearing a seatbelt but had head injuries and the vehicle burned before she got out.She and her boyfriend were both buckled up and died while the only survivor wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown through the windshield but yet she lived.In all the years since not once have I called someone an idiot for not wearing a NASCAR approved helmet and fire retardant suit in their car instead of just a seatbelt (or none) although I'm sure it would prevent deaths like that. Get the point? We all draw a line somewhere and decide effit' I'm safe enough.
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Just out of curiosity I contacted HJC to find out how their helmets are labeled. Here's the response I got:
"The manufacturing sticker is always underneath the helmet liner. It should have a month and year it was made."
I'm gonna take their word for it and not go pulling liners from the two HJC helmets I recently bought.
"The manufacturing sticker is always underneath the helmet liner. It should have a month and year it was made."
I'm gonna take their word for it and not go pulling liners from the two HJC helmets I recently bought.
Last edited by PPBART; Jun 17, 2014 at 03:03 PM.
Road Master
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From: Ca
Your snip and clip above shows the quote as mine when it was not, except for the first line.
My reference to "as safe as going without or a novelty" was mostly tongue and cheek but the fact is I do ride without a helmet sometimes and I'm sure my old helmet is safer than that.
The fact is we all make a choice of where the line is drawn on safety vs comfort. Is a brand new half helmet safer than an older 3/4 or full face? The list goes on.
About 30 years ago I had a sister killed in an auto crash. She was wearing a seatbelt but had head injuries and the vehicle burned before she got out.She and her boyfriend were both buckled up and died while the only survivor wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown through the windshield but yet she lived.In all the years since not once have I called someone an idiot for not wearing a NASCAR approved helmet and fire retardant suit in their car instead of just a seatbelt (or none) although I'm sure it would prevent deaths like that. Get the point? We all draw a line somewhere and decide effit' I'm safe enough.
My reference to "as safe as going without or a novelty" was mostly tongue and cheek but the fact is I do ride without a helmet sometimes and I'm sure my old helmet is safer than that.
The fact is we all make a choice of where the line is drawn on safety vs comfort. Is a brand new half helmet safer than an older 3/4 or full face? The list goes on.
About 30 years ago I had a sister killed in an auto crash. She was wearing a seatbelt but had head injuries and the vehicle burned before she got out.She and her boyfriend were both buckled up and died while the only survivor wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown through the windshield but yet she lived.In all the years since not once have I called someone an idiot for not wearing a NASCAR approved helmet and fire retardant suit in their car instead of just a seatbelt (or none) although I'm sure it would prevent deaths like that. Get the point? We all draw a line somewhere and decide effit' I'm safe enough.
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From: SE Louisiana
With this I agree. I always wear a helmet, always (to reference another thread) look over my shoulder before changing lanes, always do some other things that IMO are correct but others disagree. However, those are my choices and our individual freedom of choice is being eroded at a sad pace.
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With this I agree. I always wear a helmet, always (to reference another thread) look over my shoulder before changing lanes, always do some other things that IMO are correct but others disagree. However, those are my choices and our individual freedom of choice is being eroded at a sad pace.
Road Warrior
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From: Route 66
With this I agree. I always wear a helmet, always (to reference another thread) look over my shoulder before changing lanes, always do some other things that IMO are correct but others disagree. However, those are my choices and our individual freedom of choice is being eroded at a sad pace.
I like the freedom of choice. There has been a lot of my families blood spilled over the years to defend that freedom and it seems(in my opinion) it is bring pissed away in just a short generation or two by people who want to make everyone's decisions for them.