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Title: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Marcus on December 19, 2013, 06:42:14 PM
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Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Totgas on December 19, 2013, 08:31:23 PM
Very interesting - I wonder if it's the reverse for countries that drive on the Right hand side of the road?
Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Malcolm6112 on December 19, 2013, 08:35:32 PM
With results like that, you wouldn't want to wear an open face helmet, that's for sure.

 :blu13
Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: atoyot on December 19, 2013, 08:48:53 PM
With results like that, you wouldn't want to wear an open face helmet, that's for sure.

 :blu13

34.6% of hits in that area!

I still love my Shoei RJ Platinum R open face at certain times, just not the times when I might land on my chin. If i'd have had a guess, I would have thought the highest incidents of impact would have been right between those 2 frontal areas, and the two just behind them, however there is a big difference in the numbers between the very front and very rear on each side. Hmmmm
Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Biggles on December 19, 2013, 09:31:58 PM
Very interesting - I wonder if it's the reverse for countries that drive on the Right hand side of the road?

Logically, that would account for the difference, and so ours would be reversed.

Intuitively one tends to think in terms of "landing on your head" but that appears to be rare, and the "smack in the face" seems to be highly probable.
I read a few accounts where the rider was very grateful for the chin bar.  It even makes me a little wary of tip-up helmets, even though they claim their locking mechanism is strong enough.

Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Pezzz on December 20, 2013, 01:27:45 AM
Staying to rethink my old Nolan open face with visor helmet. But it is so hard to drink with a full face... Hahahaha

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Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Pezzz on December 20, 2013, 01:28:30 AM
Although probably easier in the long run than drinking without a chin / lower jaw.

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Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: ST2UP on December 20, 2013, 07:03:49 AM
Good fined  :thumbs
Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Biggles on December 20, 2013, 09:08:17 AM
Good fined  :thumbs

Any time I've ever been fined (usually for carelessness regarding my forward precipitation), it's never been good.     :'(
Title: Re: Distribution of impact location on helmets
Post by: Nigel on December 20, 2013, 11:33:47 AM
With results like that, you wouldn't want to wear an open face helmet, that's for sure.

 :blu13

Must be the reason I`ve always worn full face, whether on the dirt or on the black stuff!  :wht11