Citation

Gilchrist A, Mills NJ. Proc. IRCOBI 1987; 15: 19-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

Investigations of motorcycle accidents have in the past revealed that helmets were failing to be effective for certain types of impact, or were coming off in accidents. BS 6658 (see IRRD 293201) includes new performance requirements that force manufacturers to address themselves to these design aspects. These are effective short term remedies. In the long term a different range of helmet sizes may provide better helmet retention for the variety of human head shapes. Similarly impact test criteria would ideally be linked to clearly defined injury criteria, using a realistic anthropometric dummy for testing. In the meantime there is a need for an accident survey of the effectiveness of the new helmet designs. The laboratory tests described here could then assess some measures of the accident severity. (Author/TRRL)