[SystemSafety] Bicycle Helmets

[M Mencke]

The "Invisible Bike Helmet" with an airbag might be a good investment.

http://www.hovding.com/


Regards,

Myriam.



2014-10-15 16:14 GMT+02:00 Andreoli, Kevin (UK) <
kevin.andreoli at baesystems.com>:

> I see a lot of cyclists riding around with helmets which seem to me to be
> perched on top of their heads and thus offer no protection to the side of
> the head.  These would probably help a lot in over-the-bars accidents but
> not in sideways falls onto kerbs etc.  As a (I should probably say former)
> motorcyclist the helmets I am used to would appear to offer much more
> protection.   One alternative I see are the hard helmets worn by
> skateboarders which seem to protect the top half of the skull without being
> as thick as the cycle helmets.  I presume these are made more like a
> motorcycle one.
>
> We all appear to know people who are thankful for their helmets and I am
> surprised that the statistics don't show their usefulness.   That said, a
> friend who never commuted to work without his and was saved by it, never
> bothers when he is riding down to the pub!  Go figure.
>
> Opinions not those of my employer.
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> An observation - recently, I saw a cyclist in a motorcycle helmet. Maybe
> they had read the BSI standard and decided they needed something more?
>
> One design feature of motorcycle and horse-riding helmets is that they
> protect the neck from being over-flexed by having a lowered back edge to
> the helmet. This is not a feature of normal cycle helmets. I wonder if the
> statistics would improve if there were a second bike-helmet standard
> designed for "high-speed or long-distance" cycling?
>
> Cheers,
>         Alvery
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