Andy F. Malinowski - Comments

FVMSS does not have any relation for protection in an accident. 1) There is no weight limit in the standard. - A heaver helmet means there will be more force on impact. Shouldn't the standard limit the amount of force a person neck has to withstand? 2) The impact test uses a point on the weight that is dropped onto the helmet. WHY? In an accident a helmet will normally hit a flat surface (ground or car) 3) Why use 250 pounds of weight to test the retension system. If in an accident the edge of my helmet gets caught on a curb, kick stand, car bumper etc. I want it to come off my head before my neck gets pulled apart. 4) There is no standard for the thickness of a helmet. When one tips over while not even moving your neck has to flex an extra few inches due to the thickness of the helmet. It turns a minor bump on the head to a broken neck. 5) There is no set standard for the amount of bounce in a helmet. This can cause a bump on the head into a concusion. (head and brains moving in one direction and when the helmet bounces on impact it travles in the opposit direction. 6) There has been no study done to confirm that helmes do not cause neck and back injuries. It is known however that there is no difference in death rates between free choice states and manditory use states. -- Why spend the money to keep piling more and more regulations on people when it is not necessary?