Tuesday, 13 November 2018

ASMA Bans Icon Helmets, Citing Safety Concerns


http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/asma-bans-icon-helmets-citing-safety-concerns/Interesting a regional race org bans Icon helmets after 90% of the voting riders at a special meeting opted to ban them.No objective testing, but based on correlation of higher instances of concussions after a crash in riders wearing Icon helmets. Though a quick look at the AirFrame Pro model says it meets DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (EUROPE), SAI AS1698 (Australia) and SG (Japan) safety and testing standardsThe article did note that, that group sees a a higher than expected use of Icon helmets for newer riders. So it makes the nerd in me wonder about a data chicken-egg scenario (see WWI head injuries vs fatalities after adoption of helmets).Not commenting on Icon lids either way. Personally I'm not a fan, but that's more a style deal than comment on anything else.​ via /r/Trackdays https://www.reddit.com/r/Trackdays/comments/9wpauu/asma_bans_icon_helmets_citing_safety_concerns/?utm_source=ifttt

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