Helmets DOT vs. Snell vs. ECE -- Help
Apr 16, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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A DOT helmet from HJC or Bell, or another major brand has probably been tested. But these no-name Wal-Mart specials probably were not. And beyond that there is no guarantee that the DOT test they conducted was up to DOT standards.
This is the push IMO..... A SNELL helmet is best, simply because it passed some sort of independent testing. The article is 100% correct that the SMF should be increasing its standards every few years, as the Doctor in the article indicates.
If the DOT test was done independent of the helmet manufacturing process, the SNELL test would not hold nearly as much weight. It would probably be reserved for very high end helmets. But makers like Bell, Shoei, Troy Lee etc.... are willing to pay SNELL because it proves that what they say about their helmet is probably true.
This is the push IMO..... A SNELL helmet is best, simply because it passed some sort of independent testing. The article is 100% correct that the SMF should be increasing its standards every few years, as the Doctor in the article indicates.
If the DOT test was done independent of the helmet manufacturing process, the SNELL test would not hold nearly as much weight. It would probably be reserved for very high end helmets. But makers like Bell, Shoei, Troy Lee etc.... are willing to pay SNELL because it proves that what they say about their helmet is probably true.
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