data.3news-bydate.test.rec.motorcycles.104722 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Jody Levine)
Subject: Re: Observation re: helmets
Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
Distribution: usa
Lines: 19
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Chris BeHanna) writes:
> Do I have to be the one to say it?
>
> DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELMET ON THE SEAT WHERE IT CAN
> FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM!
True enough. I put it on the ground if it's free of spooge, or directly
on my head otherwise.
> That kind of fall is what the helmet is designed to protect against.
Not exactly. The helmet has a lot less energy if your head isn't in it, and
there's no lump inside to compress the liner against the shell. Is a drop
off the seat enough to crack the shell? I doubt it, but you can always
send it to be inspected.
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