Jul
10th
A Helmet...AFTER Being Tested by Snell
By 2Wheeltips
Do you ever wonder what motorcycle helmets look like AFTER they
have been tested by Snell? Well, we did.... So, we
contacted Snell and they were kind enough to send us half of what
was left of a half helmet after they smashed it during
testing.
Follow the arrows in the last two photographs and you will see the point of contact on the outside of the helmet and the resulting compression of the interior liner.
These cross-section photographs allow you to see what we can normally NOT see after a helmet has endured some sort of impact (from hitting the ground when a rider is thrown off a bike in an accident, for example). "One and it's done" is a clever way to remind ourselves that after one impact, although our helmets may look relatively fine from the outside and even from the inside, the damage from the fall has been done. The helmet is no good and should not be used again.
Follow the arrows in the last two photographs and you will see the point of contact on the outside of the helmet and the resulting compression of the interior liner.
These cross-section photographs allow you to see what we can normally NOT see after a helmet has endured some sort of impact (from hitting the ground when a rider is thrown off a bike in an accident, for example). "One and it's done" is a clever way to remind ourselves that after one impact, although our helmets may look relatively fine from the outside and even from the inside, the damage from the fall has been done. The helmet is no good and should not be used again.
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