A helmet that did its job

[pritch]

Dainese have published a report on how Rossi's helmet functioned in his recent crash. There are photographs of the various impact points.

Apropos of the SHARP tests and the Arai view that the side points chosen for the tests are unlikely to be impacted in an accident because they are protected by the riders shoulder, the pics show that this area would be close to the spot hit by the tumbling bike.

http://motomatters.com/press_release/2014/10/14/dainese_press_release_how_valentino_ross.html

[BlackSheepLogic]

Dainese have published a report on how Rossi's helmet functioned in his recent crash

There were some negative comments related to some of Arial's comments. There helmet did the job it needed to do so good on them as far as I'm concerned.

It's a good example of why full face helmets (or modular) offer the best protection, imagine what would have happened had it been a half or three quarter in this instance. The speeds might be different on the track but on the road a bike can still chase you down + there's more things to hit on our roads.

Good helmets are a good investment.

[The End]

There were some negative comments related to some of Arial's comments. There helmet did the job it needed to do so good on them as far as I'm concerned.

It's a good example of why full face helmets (or modular) offer the best protection, imagine what would have happened had it been a half or three quarter in this instance. The speeds might be different on the track but on the road a bike can still chase you down + there's more things to hit on our roads.

Good helmets are a good investment.

I'd sooner prefer to be on the track with jandals on than to wear a half-face helmet. :eek5:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I'd sooner prefer to be on the track with jandals on than to wear a half-face helmet. :eek5:

I own one and I feel so exposed that it is just an ornament in the mancave now. Its a pity because it is a black with flames Davida Jet which is cool as fuck.

I dont have an issue riding a pushbike without a helmet (in some circumstances) and I acknowledge that can kill you just as dead.

perceived risk is a funny beast.

[angle]

The speeds might be different on the track but on the road a bike can still chase you down + there's more things to hit on our roads.

That crash happened at 98km/h, so it is quite possible for something similar (or substantially worse) to happen on the road.

[James Deuce]

That crash happened at 98km/h, so it is quite possible for something similar (or substantially worse) to happen on the road.

My HJC HQ1 CF helmet was split in 2 at 75kmh in a collision with a sheep. Therefore, CF helmets are shit as are HJC helmets and they all should be banned. I once crashed an XT250 wearing an open face Bell with a peak and wearing my tennis whites. Not one part of my body was damaged or sore, so Bell open face helmets, with peak, should be worn at all times.

There is no similarity between the track and the road. My favourite track crash saw me standing up whilst sliding at about 50 km/hr on my arse, because I'd been going fast enough before the accident that 50 kmh felt like I'd stopped. I Wasn't hurt until I stood up and face planted repeatedly at 50, then 40, then 30 and I didn't hit any walls and no other riders who were all travelling in the same direction as me and at relative speeds much lower than the combined head on speed of the open road hit me either. My least favourite crash was being hit by a bike that fell off its stand while being warmed in the pits. That. Hurt. And it was only a bucket. And I wasn't even competing, just helping out. Nothing broke, but both legs had severe soft tissue damage, such that I couldn't work for 6 weeks.

No accident is the same as another. No outcome of departing a bike can be predicted by using previous data because the variables are insane. Predicting the outcome of a car accident is comparatively easy and easily replicated.