Originally Posted by
JeffS
Seriously people.... they have to meet the same MINIMUM standard - just because all cars
pass a crash test doesn't make them equally safe.
If a helmet exceeds a minimum standard, don't you think that the manufacturers would be shouting from the rooftops that their's is much better. I have yet to see a helmet sold that states: "Exceeds xxxx standard."
From the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
At the high end, you will still find big vents and high prices, but no verifiable advantage in impact performance. A helmet with less foam has to have denser foam, a disadvantage in lesser impacts. You can pay more than $200 if you want to, but Target, Wal-Mart and other discounters have models that meet the same CPSC impact standard at an everyday price of $10. And for about $20 they have better looking and better fitting models. Wal-Mart has a round, smooth Bell Impulse for $25 that is molded in the shell, a high quality construction technique.