Correct helmet fit is not common, especially with children. About half the children I see wearing helmets, which they are legally required to do here, do not have them correctly adjusted. Some are so out-of-place that the kids might as well not be wearing them at all because they’d be off their little heads long before said little head smacked the ground.

Many kids (14 or under in my estimation) do not fasten the chin strap; that helmet might still be air born when they smack the ground. I’ve seen this happen with motorcycle crashes.

Most chin straps, if they do happen to be fastened, are too loose. Same end result; the helmet leaves the head before impact.

A majority of the children I see have their helmets way-back on their heads, exposing their foreheads, the single most common impact area.

Then there is helmet positioning. Bell furnishes a fitment brochure with each helmet. It is a simple document that is easy to understand, implement and applies to most helmet brands. http://www.bellhelmets.com/bellsport...01074700-B.pdf.

What I do is engage as many of them as I can and offer to adjust their helmets. I haven’t been turned down yet. What a pleasure it is to do this small but potentially great service! I’m gonna (don’t worry it’ll someday be an accepted word in the dictionary, along with dont) offer to do helmet fitting sessions at the local schools this next year --- should be fun ;o)

Joe