Opinons on internal visors safety impact.

[george formby]

It's not rated by Sharp last time I looked unfortunately.

Marks to cnell (S & S Products), got an email today from them simply asking me to send it back for replacement.

I'm still undecided about the internal-visor design of helmets though. Some "recognisably named" manufacturers seem to be coming out with them, and I've read of people also feeling unsure about similar things, but that testing shows that it doesn't make much difference. Of course, all tests have flaws :-/

I'm beginning to conclude that it's a tradeoff. Having an internal visor makes it a little less secure in the forehead region (with the helmets I've seen) so it might be a little less safe in certain types of crashes.

But equally the internal visor may help prevent some crashes because you've always that shade there when you need it, and not when you don't, meaning your ability to see is probably improved on average.

I have a Caberg, purchased in the UK & it has saved my bacon a few times going from sunny to dark. I would trade off any safety doubts against better visibility every time. Ever seen what happens to sunglasses in an accident? It's not pretty.

[MaxCannon]

I find the Interal Visor in my Givi helmet to be invaluable.
Wouldn't buy another helmet for everyday use that didn't have one.

I don't think the gap for the visor is a significant safety issue. Much rather have the ability to flick down the visor and see where I'm going - or flick it up when the skies darken.

The other day a workmate crashed into a parked car (he was in his car not on a bike) because of sunstrike.
Silly bugger tried putting on his sunglasses rather than pulling down his sunvisor. By the time he had them in his hand he'd collected the back end of a VW.