Originally Posted by
skye
You can find independent research at a site *not* funded by the helmet industry (the BHSI site is fueled by helmet makers) here:
http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
On the BHSI site (
http://www.bhsi.org/helmet10.htm) under Bern: " Some of them use Brock Foam, a formulation that provides multi-impact protection, but those are called hard hats rather than helmets and Bern says they do "not meet the standards for action sport head protection."
We don't understand why a company would sell headgear like that, but like any skate helmet manufacturer, Bern has attitude." .... "Bern has a trademarked Zip Mold foam that they say uses liquid injected foam that is molded in the shell and is used in helmets that meet the CPSC bike helmet standard.
We have not seen test results on the foam or the helmets, and do not know if the foam is a new advance. "
Not sure about about the influence of the helmet industry, at least not from Bern.
But the site has a lot of statements like "we don't know" and "we haven't tested". Not very helpful.