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It is aimed at those "beanie" helmets worn to comply with state laws w/o really wearing a helmet. A co-worker of mine went down while wearing one of those and it didn't end well.
Riding since 1970 and I've never had a law officer show the tiniest, ittiest-bittiest iota of interest in the qualifications of the helmet I was wearing, so it's hard for me to get behind a helmet-certification thing ..... Any helmet I buy that's even close to the value of my head is going to pass muster anywhere ....Lannis
I had to laugh at the part: "The Motorcycle Riders Foundation believes that motorcycle helmet enforcement is a state issue and not a federal issue." Everyone who has ever wanted weaker rules about anything has made similar statements, you know, "state's rights".My comment isn't about MRF's position on the issue itself.
So what Federal Agency do you think is in charge of helmet use enforcement? The FBI?
DOT.
Federal DOT has no enforcement arm, patrolling the Country's highways.
Maybe not, but it does set the standards for what safety MC helmets can be legally sold in the USA. If a helmet is not DOT approved it's not legal in the USA.
Pedantic I know, but isn't it the case that DOT has some helmet certification standards, but they DO NOT approve helmets. The helmets are tested by the manufacturers and labeled as certified or novelty depending on the purpose?