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Saw a demo of this where the dummy fell off the front of a bike and the dummy fell right on its face. The helmet doesn't seem to protect the dummy's forehead, n
by koof 14y ago
Saw a demo of this where the dummy fell off the front of a bike and the dummy fell right on its face. The helmet doesn't seem to protect the dummy's forehead, not getting all the way in front of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Oud3iGXWY&feature=player_detailpage#t=236s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Oud3iGXWY&feature=playe...
- mechanical_fish 14y agoI'm suspicious of this gadget myself, for just this reason. When fitting a bike helmet one must take pains to adjust it so that it won't slip backwards off the forehead when pushed. See e.g. http://www.consumersearch.com/bicycle-helmet-reviews/how-to-buy-a-bike-helmet http://www.consumersearch.com/bicycle-helmet-reviews/how-to-... In most crashes, the forehead and top front of the head strike first. Experts recommend buying a helmet that sits low on the forehead, about one finger-width above the brow.
- grecy 14y agoI recently crashed my mountain bike wearing a full face (think motorbike) helmet. I can personally attest that even those won't protect your face in certain circumstances. No helmet is perfect. (here are pics of me. WARNING: blood http://imgur.com/a/UgGTI http://imgur.com/a/UgGTI )
- koof 14y agoVery true, but were I to wear a helmet or neck airbag helmet I probably wouldn't wear one that was objectively worse at protection than another. I figure if I'm going to look like a dork either way, might as well go with the safest option? If there's data to prove it's just as safe as regular helmets (which right now aren't tested very well either, if memory serves me correctly the only test required is to drop a weight on the helmet at height) then I might be less critical, but I still think the forehead protection looks a little shoddy on the surface.
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- agilebyte 14y agoShould have worn a mouthguard too ;)
- dasil003 14y agoMountain biking brings a whole new level of risk factors. Chollas for instance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia I took one to the hand once, I can't imagine taking one to the face or a full on crash.
- swah 14y agoThat is a very nice looking bike.
- akldfgj 14y agoWell, yeah, you wear a helmet on your skull, and your skull is still round. You don't wear a helmet on your nose, and nose gets a third hole.