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Originally Posted by PeterAllen
I was part of a team, again back in the 70s, who researched the death of 120 motorcyclists in a one year period. We correlated damage to the helmet with injuries sustained. A great number of riders sustained fatal neck injuries when protrusions on their helmet jagged against something whilst they were rolling along the ground. We recommended helmets be 'bowling ball' shaped. Within a few months the Police were issued with those BMW flip-up jaw piece helmets with multiple protrusions because... wait for it... they 'looked cool - just like the guys on CHIPS' - ignoring all our recommendations
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Priceless isn't it?
To be clear though, Peter, this design i think is good. The 'sunglasses' are a good feature - better than having to 'add' sunglasses into the mix or stopping and swapping visors. And I 'oversold' the "flick of a knob" - it is actually a tiny slide tab that I doubt would affect the helmet performance.