hearing protection - helmets

[nakedwaterskier]

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[nakedwaterskier]

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[M.M.]

I agree helmet makers could do better. Better acoustics could be part of the design of the helmet. If someone could demonstrate that their hearing was damaged by a helmet design, that would be a push that the companies couldn't ignore. Unfortunately like so many kinds of genuine damages it would be very hard to quantify and prove. This could be a good area for the government to enforce. Outside of strong consumer demand ($$$) that would be the only thing I can think of that would force helmet makers to address the issue. About a year ago I sent a helmet back because it was too noisy. It wasn't a cheapy either. It had a low frequency rumble in addition to all the other noise I've had with my helmets. After numerous calls to the dealer and manufacturer they replaced it. I guess that action would qualify as a form of consumer demand. There is no snow on the roads here in south jersey today (it was 70 yesterday!!! wow!) but since I called out sick from work I'd best not be seen riding to the swamps. -Mike --- Martin Polach wrote:

> > Actually I think that the helmet manufacturers have > a lot to answer for. I can get an exact replica of > the helmet worn by "Johnny Hotshot" but I cannot > get get a "quiet" helmet. > > I don't know if they are afraid of the liability > issues..."Honest officer ...I never heard the > sirens...my 'Silencio' special quiet helmet blocked > the sounds" or they are just unwilling to do the R&D > that would be necessary. {The majority of their > customers have quit riding before before the > unfortunate consequences of degraded hearing show > up}{This group is more the exception} > > Surely the area that goes over the ear could be > better sealed / denser foam / etc. / (similar to the > "Mickey Mouse" ear cups worn by ground personel at > airports..etc) > > I realize that there are space considerations > etc...but the manufacturers would rather give us > 'bling' rather than substance. > > As for helmet quality vs price... can anyone address > an actual incident where a rider was more severly > injured because he had a 'cheap' helmet? By cheap I > am not referring to a helmet that did not fit > properly or was of such poor quality that the straps > ripped out..but rather a low cost plastic helmet vs > a carbon fibre exotic? > > Maybe I'm just grumpy because the highways are snow > covered.. > > Cheers > > Martin > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > >

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