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EN 1078, entitled Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates, is a European standard published in 1997. It is the basis of the identical British Standard BS EN 1078:1997. [1]
SWOV (the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research) recommends helmet use. [72] Temple University's Public Health Law Research program classifies bicycle helmets laws as an "effective" public health intervention, based on a review of scholarly research. [73] The British National Children's Bureau supports and promotes helmet use. [74] [75]
By law, all helmets sold in the U.S. must meet standards set by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). [5] There were two helmet recalls in the year 2000. [1] A helmet made by Rand International of Farmingdale, NY was voluntarily recalled and involved 70,000 helmets known as "L.A. Cruisin' Bike Helmets" in child, youth and adult sizes. [1]
In unfortunate news for safety-conscious cyclists everywhere, safety gear leads riders to appear "less human" to some drivers. New Study Shows Helmets and Safety Vests Make Riders Appear “Less ...
The Snell Memorial Foundation is a nonprofit organization created to provide a high quality standard of safety for helmets.Founded in 1957, the foundation is named after William "Pete" Snell, a popular sports car racer who died in 1956 of head injuries he received when the racing helmet he wore failed to protect his head.
In 2021, French helmet testing organization Certimoov ranked the Hövding highest among the 156 bicycle helmets it had tested to date. [19] They gave the Hövding an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5, the only helmet to score higher than 4.