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New Stuff
- Virginia Tech STAR ratings: the way ahead to better helmets
- Pick a helmet with Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports lab test ratings
- Helmet chuckle: Danish public service announcement.
- COVID-19 and helmet cleaning
- Consumer Reports has a helmet article
- Helmet recalls
- European helmet study proposes changes in standards.
- Helmets for electric bikes
- Rideshare company solves helmet problem
- Should I wear a helmet? Would you believe our advice?
- Where can I report a helmet defect?
- What's New: what we have added or modified on our website
- What Was New: what we added or modified on our website before 2007
Quick Answers
- Quick Answers! Fast info for Frequently Asked Questions
- Helmets Made Simple - If our pages seem too wordy, try this.
- Is there an anti-concussion helmet?.
- Buying a helmet? Our Buyer's Guide to Bicycle Helmets
- Our report on helmets for the current year
- How long do helmets last?
- Scooter helmets
- Do shared bicycle rental users need helmets?
- How to fit a helmet to get all the protection you paid for.
- The Media Room: Quote of the Day and how to quote our other text
Helmets
- Helmets for this season: our reports on helmets for each year.
- Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports ratings agreement
- Rounded compact profile that we think is best
- Virginia Tech's STAR helmet ratings
- Our page on MIPS and rotational acceleration technologies
- Conehead helmet liners
- ASTM downhill mountain bike racing standard F1952
- Folding helmets
- Ebike helmets
- How Strap Creep loosens helmet straps
- Fake and counterfeit helmets
- New designs not yet on the market.
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Very large heads.
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Tiny heads.
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Rounder "Asian fit" heads.
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Narrower heads
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Time trialing
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Anti-concussion helmets
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Helmet types
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Definitions for helmet terms
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Helmet accessories
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Our reports for previous years
- Chrono time trial helmets
- Dual-certified bike and skate helmets
- Hatstyle helmets
- Bell's TrueFit helmets
- Inexpensive helmets
- Consumer Reports helmet ratings from 2012
- Update on Consumer Reports breaking buckles.
- Fitting rounder or Asian Fit heads
- Airbag headgear
- Kranium helmet technology
- Update: Morpher helmets recalled
- Recalls page
- Links page
- Sahn helmets recalled
- More Sahn helmets recalled
- Review of Consumer Reports 2015 article
- Review of Consumer Reports 2016 article
- Update: recall of Turboske helmets
- Where is the anti-concussion helmet?
- A 2015 study of football helmet add-ons
- Lab tests showed price did not affect impact protection.
- A photo tour of the CPSC helmet testing lab
- A photo tour of CPSC's old helmet testing lab in 2003
- CPSC complaints database.
- Helmet recalls: All CPSC helmet compliance actions since 1995.
- Types of helmets: Road, mountain, downhill, skate, chrono
- Helmet terms and definitions
- Bikeshare programs and helmets.
- Folding helmets.
- Plastics in your helmet?.
- Are Ribcaps OK for cycling?.
- Cheap helmets! Sources of helmets for promotion campaigns.
- Yard sale helmets Should I buy a used helmet at a yard sale?
- Full Face helmets
- Helmet size chart and how to measure your head.
- How to fit a helmet for best protection.
- Helmet fit checklist.
- Very large helmets
- Small helmets for adults
- Very small helmets for children
- Helmets for unusually-shaped heads
- Hairstyles and baseball caps
- Do-rags and head covers under helmets
- One-size-fits-all helmets
- Vents and squared-off lines
- Visors: good and bad experience
- The helmet industry
- Bell's True Fit system is worth a look,
- List of manufacturers and importers
- Winter helmets
- Lights on Helmets
- Giving a helmet as a present.
- Reflective material on helmets
- Stickers on helmets
- Painting helmets
- Helmets for many other activities.
- Multi-purpose helmets.
- Helmets for motorbikes and motor scooters
- Crash stories where the helmet worked.
- Other crashes: helmet, no helmet or non-bicycle.
- When can I ride again?
- Response to "truck ran over cyclist's head"
- Helmet damage sensors and indicators.
- Fake or counterfeit helmets
Resources for helmet promotion programs
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Our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs
- The .pdf file that we use to print out the Toolkit cover materials
- List of helmet program resources.
- Helmet workshop outline.
- Statistics from various sources.
- Sources of inexpensive helmets.
- Equal performance of cheap vs. expensive helmets
- Videos for helmet campaigns.
- Public Service Announcements on helmet safety
- A quiz for 5th graders on helmet safety to teach them to use the web.
- The page of Quick Answers where the kids research the quiz answers.
- A simple page on helmets.
- A bicycle helmet safety song.
- An 11x17 or 4-page coloring book in .pdf format from RAGBRAI.
- A mold for making gelatin brains.
- Demonstrations with melons, eggs and gelatin brains
- Helmet tongue-twisters.
- Sources of posters.
- Graphics and clip art
- Helmet tongue twisters.
- Funding sources.
- What Makes an Ideal Helmet.
- How to Fit a Helmet.
- Is this helmet on backwards?.
- What a helmet does in a crash.
- Pamphlet: A Buyer's Guide to Bicycle Helmets.
- Pamphlet: A Bicycle Helmet for My Child.
- Pamphlet: How to Fit a Bicycle Helmet.
- Helmet Fit Checklist.
- Pamphlet: How children see traffic situations.
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How to get our pamphlets on paper.
- A Buyers Guide to Bicycle Helmets
- A Bicycle Helmet for My Child
- How to Fit a Bicycle Helmet
- Skateboard Helmets
- Getting Kids to Wear Helmets
- Helmets for Head Injured Cyclists
- A Buyers Guide to Bicycle Helmets pamphlet
- A Bicycle Helmet for My Child pamphlet
- How to Fit a Bicycle Helmet pamphlet
- Getting your kids to wear a Helmet (info sheet format)
- A NHTSA pamphlet in Spanish on fitting a bike helmet
- Helmet bookmarks
- Bike Safety by 8 year old Candice Discepolo in .pdf format.
- As a Word file for printouts or modifications:
- Word file: A Buyers Guide to Bicycle Helmets
- Word file: A Bicycle Helmet for My Child
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Word file: How to Fit a Bicycle Helmet
- Word file: Getting Kids to Wear Helmets
- Word file: Helmet bookmarks
- Word file: Tongue Twisters
- Word file: Buying a Helmet (flat info sheet format)
- Word file: Getting your kids to wear a Helmet (info sheet format)
- Basic campaign advice: an overview of what a program can be.
- manual for helmet promotion programs.
- How to get DOT's free pamphlets on paper.
- Pamphlets and videos in Spanish and French
- DOT's bike safety pamphlet for adults.
- Sprocketman comic book from CPSC.
- Our bookmarks with a "Be Sure it Fits" theme.
- Our page of medical journal articles on bike helmets.
- Some more expensive pamphlets and comic books.
- An illustration of correct helmet fit from CPSC.
- How to train helmet fitters.
- Avoiding head lice while swapping helmets.
- Outline for a Talk on Bicycle Safety.
- Why kids don't like to wear helmets.
- Persuading your kids to wear helmets.
- Kids and Bike Safety: Tips on riding and sidewalk use.
- Promoting helmets in poor neighborhoods.
- When are kids ready to ride?
- Helmets for Tricycle Riders?
- A warning: no helmets on playground equipment or climbing trees!.
- Helmets on college campuses.
- Tips for bike safety on college campuses.
- A moving head injury story.
- Heartfelt helmet campaign materials from a grieving parent.
- Mick Harte was Here, a novel for middle schoolers.
- Crash stories.
- Frequently-Asked Questions About Bicycle Helmets.
- Mandatory Helmet Laws.
- DOT's long study of Mandatory Helmet Laws.
- Helmets for the current season.
- CPSC's video clip on helmet testing and fit.
- A Summary of Helmet Standards.
- Using stickers on helmets.
- How to Repair a Helmet.
- How to run a program to fit and repair helmets.
- Will kids use helmets you give them?.
- A program that makes sure kids wear their free helmets.
- How to evaluate a helmet program.
- Other bike safety equipment.
- Multi-purpose helmets.
- Canadian helmet promotion materials.
- The .pdf version of the Toolkit that we send out on paper.
- Downloading our pamphlets or requesting them on paper.
- Our Links Page for helmet program sites.
- Mackinac Island Community Helmet project.
- Rad Rider graphics-based helmet site.
Children
- Helmets for low income kids in equity emphasis zones
- Are helmets with animals or spikes OK for kids?
- Consumer Reports has a few ratings of Kid's helmets.
- Taking your baby along: helmets, trailers, childseats and shaken babies.
- Very small toddler helmets.
- Very large toddler helmets.
- What size is my child's head?
- Getting My Child to Wear A Helmet
- Why kids don't like to wear helmets.
- Warning: No helmets on playgrounds!.
- Hairstyles, baseball caps, pony tails, beads, braids: "helmet hair"
- Lice! Cleaning helmets for rentals and schools.
- Kids in Dublin Ohio mount bike safety campaign
Special Helmets
- Helmets for teens "My teen won't wear a helmet!"
- Helmets on campus
- Helmets for seniors
- Helmets with Hearing Aids
- Helmets for developmental disabilities and seizures
- Helmets for head injured riders.
- Helmets for bald riders: avoiding tan lines and other tips.
- Thinner helmets for small adult heads?
- Helmets for police
- Helmets for bicycle polo
- Helmets for time trial use
- Helmets for shared bicycle programs.
- Rental helmets: fit, sanitization and damage indicators.
- Helmets and turbans.
Standards
- Bicycle Helmet Standards: quick summary.
- Standards: the long version: CPSC, CEN, ASTM, ANSI, Snell and others.
- Short helmet standard comparison chart
- Detailed Standards Comparison
- ASTM F1952 Downhill Mountain Bike Racing Standard.
- Test Line Comparisons: CPSC, ASTM, Snell, Dutch ebike
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CPSC standard documents and pages
- The final CPSC helmet standard as a .pdf file.
- The final standard as text.
- A letter modifying the standard with an interpretation.
- The regulation summary.
- The law that forced the Commission to develop a bicycle helmet standard.
- The first draft CPSC standard.
- The second draft.
- CPSC's Supplementary Material for briefings on that draft.
- A summary of changes in the second draft.
- Our formal comments on the draft.
- Our April, 1995, comments on what we thought the CPSC draft still needed
- The CPSC notice implementing the interim standard
- Our 1996 urge to add reflectivity and lower the impact fail criterion.
- The third and final draft, approved on February 5, 1998.
- Our comments on the final draft.
- Three of our Update newsletters on the standard
- A letter from CPSC on how they will enforce the standard.
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A page about CPSC recall rules and enforcement penalties.
- A report of serious legal consequences for a manufacturer ignoring a CPSC Rule.
- How CPSC can act to replace a non-working voluntary standard with a law..
- A page of photos of the CPSC helmet test lab.
- How to Send a Defective Helmet to CPSC
- Our June, 2003 request under the Freedom of Information Act
- Our page on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
- Our page on reporting product safety problems to CPSC.
- The ideal helmet standard
- Making progress in standards
- Importing bicycle helmets to the US
- ASTM improves bicycle helmet standard with variable mass headforms
- Helmet performance limits How much a helmet can take and keep on protecting.
- Helmet testing How helmets are tested in the lab.
- Helmet test labs Labs who test helmets or supply test equipment.
- ASTM headgear subcommittee: Standards, meetings, background
- ANSI Z90.4 Committee - Disbanded
- We opposed Hövding airbag exemption from CPSC standard
Maintenance, Repairs and Recycling
- Testing products that can attack helmets
- How to inspect a helmet
- Replacing a helmet
- Repairing a helmet
- Replacing a buckle
- Threading straps through a buckle
- Recycling helmets
- How Helmets Work
- How bicycle helmets are made
- Bicycle helmet impact liners
- In-molded (molded-in-the-shell) helmets
- Helmet buckles
- Sliding resistance and MIPS
- Helmet Cooling
- Air bag headgear again - Stanford research
- Helmet Designers
- Trek/Bontrager models with WaveCel
Helmet and Injury statistics
- Helmet and Injury statistics page
- The total market for bike helmets
- New York City data found 97% of dead cyclists had no helmet.
- Journal articles and Studies on helmets
Helmet documents we have scanned or downloaded.
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The Sliding Resistance of Bicycle Helmets - Voigt Hodgson - landmark study
Also in a .pdf version
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Impact and Skid Tests of Bicycle Helmets - Voigt Hodgson
Hodgson study in a .pdf version
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The Effectiveness of Bicycle Helmets - Henderson
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Report on child helmet use in the Netherlands
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Description of a Falmouth, Massachusetts pediatric practice's helmet fit study
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Test anvil finishes - Halstead
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Swedish Study of effects of helmet positioning in European testing
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A Spouse's Head Injury Story from Boulder Colorado
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Test of Washing Helmets in a Dishwasher
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Test of skin and hair products that can affect helmets
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Theoretical Calculation of Helmet Thickness Necessary to achieve 100g for a 6.2 m/s
impact - Smith and Pomerening
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Test results of low velocity impacts on helmets Thom
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Kranium Research's analysis of their cardboard-based helmet liner
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Investigation of Rotational Accelerations in Bicycle Helmet Testing -
Biokinetics
- CPSC: 16 CFR Part 1203 Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Final Rule
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CPSC letter amending their bicycle helmet standard
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Proposed Standard on use of Reflective Materials on Bicycle Helmets
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Summary of Requirements for Bicycle Helmets 16 C.F.R. Part 1203
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Test of Cheap vs. Expensive Bicycle Helmets
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Correlation Anamolies Between Helmet Drop-Test Systems - Henderson
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Bicycle Helmet use in Utah 1994-2003
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Chin Strap Forces in Bicycle Helmets - Andersson et al
Helmet design and construction
- Helmet construction and materials
- How helmets are made.
- Helmet liners.
- How outer shells affect safety.
- Molded-in-the-shell helmets.
- Buckle types.
- The cost of manufacturing a bike helmet.
- Helmet patents and how to see the US Patent Office files.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Bicycle Helmets
- Quick Answers page
- Researchers' page: Info for a thesis or a science project.
- Our basic page on how helmets work and what standards do.
- The Ideal Helmet.
- Helmet Standards.
- Helmet testing.
- Summary of Helmet standards
- Comparison of Bicycle Helmet Standards
- What is needed to make progress in helmet standards.
- Limits of helmet protection.
- What is a "g".
- Calculations for the severity of lab tests
- How helmets are constructed
- Helmet foam.
- An analysis of energy management thickness for an anti-concussion helmet.
- Helmets in cold temperatures.
- Helmet patents.
- Advice for inventors of new helmets.
- Full-face helmets.
- Helmets that are inmolded.
- A study of the sliding resistance of a helmet in a crash.
- A study of chin strap forces in a crash related to the sliding resistance of a helmet.
- What happens in a crash.
- The cost of manufacturing a bike helmet.
- Bicycle helmet history.
- Statistics
- Peer-reviewed journal articles
- Mandatory Helmet Laws
- The Effectiveness of Bicycle Helmets - Henderson - 1995
- Helmet fit problems documented by a pediatric practice in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
- Improved Shock Absorbing Liner for Helmets - Australia
- Frequently-Asked Questions About Bicycle Helmets.
- Bibliography of Helmet Documents - pre-1996
- Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs
- How to Evaluate a Helmet Program.
- Researching a term paper on helmets.
- Evaluations for helmet campaigns
- Designers' page: Info for a helmet design project.
- Term papers on bike helmets: Where to find the info to write a term paper
- A workshop on bike helmets
- Helmet Patents
- Advice for Inventors
- The cost of making a bike helmet
Helmet Laws
- Mandatory helmet laws: States, counties, cities, positions, opponents.
- Ebike helmet laws
- Where to find helmet laws
- Hernando, MS, law 2010 - covers all the bases and standards.
- Spokane, Washington's all-ages law 2004 with obsolete standards language
- US Child Bicycle Safety Act of 1994 required CPSC to write a US bicycle helmet standard
- District of Columbia helmet law for children under 16 adopted in 2000 with antiquated standards requirements.
- Hawaiian helmet law for children under 16.
- Rhode Island helmet law for children under 8
- Law for the Canadian province of British Columbia
- Albany Co. NY ebike/e-scooter law for all ages with economic hardship exemptions
- Billings, Montana helmet law adopted in 2000 with antiquated standards requirements.
- Cary, NC law for under 16, adopted in 2001 with antiquated standards requirements.
- U.S. military regulations on bicycle helmets.
- Helmet law exemptions included in some laws
- CDC's compilation of evaluations done on helmet laws
- An article on compliance with the California helmet law.
- How to include standards when writing a new helmet law
- Studies on mandatory helmet laws
- Issues from the "helmet wars"
- Australian paper on helmet laws is misleading here.
- Importing bicycle helmets to the US helmets.
Media
- British Study on passing clearance was bogus.
- The Media Room: Quote of the Day and how to quote our other text
- Washington Post article based on faulty study. so . . .
- Misguided media articles and ads without helmets
- New York Times Columnist Jane Brody strongly recommends a helmet
- New Zealand radio takes joke seriously
- New York Times article "Head Injuries Piling Up?"
- NYU study does not expose hidden danger in foams.
- Helmets do not increase jaw injuries! Study disqualifies itself.
- Washington Post helmet myths article got it wrong.
- Our email newsletter
Update Newsletters
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December 16, 2024
ASTM bike helmet standard improved with 275 peak g maximum
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September 10, 2024
Australian helmet testing site is amazing
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May 29, 2024
Update: KAV 3D printed helmets perform well in lesser impacts
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January 12, 2024
Update: Retrospec recalls 72,000 Scout helmets
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January 5, 2024 again
Update: Sweden's Hovding air bag helmet company folds
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January 5, 2024
Update: Bell recalls Slope adult skate-style helmet
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August 29, 2023
Update: CPSC helmet recalls are evolving
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June 9, 2023
Update: Australian study on helmets and humanization.
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May 4, 2023
Update: New list of best-performing helmets.
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April 4, 2023
Update: Giro/Bell recalled the Merit model in February.
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March 10, 2023
Update: Recalls of TureClos and Ouwoer Kids helmets
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January 31, 2023
Update: Serbian study indicates drivers pass helmeted riders closer.
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January 20, 2023
Update: More Sakar helmets recalled.
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October 31, 2022
Punisher adult helmets recalled.
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July 19, 2022
Tony Hawk Silver Metallic skate-style helmets recalled.
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March 24, 2022
Dimensions Bluetooth and Segway Ninebot helmets recalled.
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February 1, 2022
Snell publishes rotational energy research.
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November 10, 2021
Albany County ebike law, Abus helmets recalled.
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September 6, 2021
TurboSke toddler helmets recalled.
- October 31, 2022 - Punisher adult helmets recalled.
- July 19, 2022 - Tony Hawk Silver Metallic skate-style helmets recalled.
- March 24, 2022 - Dimensions Bluetooth and Segway Ninebot helmets recalled.
- February 1, 2022 - Snell publishes rotational energy research.
- November 10, 2021 - Albany County ebike law, Abus helmets recalled.
- September 6, 2021 - TurboSke toddler helmets recalled.
- June 21, 2021 - VA Tech testing finds 5 Star helmet for $7.45.
- April 17, 2021 - Consumer Reports publishes a new helmet page.
- February 24, 2021 - Bee Free size small helmets recalled
- November 30, 2020 - Any Volume helmets recalled
- August 29, 2020 - Morpher and Woom helmets recalled
- August 12, 2020 - Sweet Protection recalls Ripper helmets
- April 11, 2020 - Consumer Reports ratings - Cleaning COVID-19
- January 14, 2020 - Helmets for 2020
- December 13, 2019 - Rideshare company solves helmet problem
- July 27, 2019 - Will there be a helmet class action lawsuit?
- July 3, 2019 - Consumer Reports flunks three helmets
- May 7, 2019 - Consumer Reports rates rotational energy management first criterion
- February 11, 2019 - Australian study finds all-ages helmet laws have cut cyclist fatalities in half
- December 14, 2018 - Virginia Tech publishes new helmet ratings.
- October 1, 2018 - Lazer recalls four helmet models.
- June 22, 2018 - Virginia Tech publishes new bicycle helmet ratings.
- June 15, 2018 - Counterfeit helmet seller convicted.
- May 29, 2018 - Testing by Snell officers shows no performance gain with MIPS.
- March 15, 2018 - Louis Garneau and Lazer recalls.
- March 10, 2018 - Hövding petitions for exemption from CPSC helmet standard.
- February 6, 2018 - Helmets for 2018.
- September 25, 2017 - Pro-Tec recalls their City Lite and Street Lite models.
- May 3, 2017 - Pro-Tec City Lite fails testing and BHSI publishes dishwasher test results.
- December 1, 2016 - Helmets for 2017 preview.
- November 27, 2016 - concussion trends and a jaw injury study.
- September 1, 2016 - Recall of SAHN Classic helmets.
- June 28, 2016 - Consumer Reports has published a helmet article.
- May 16, 2016 - Recall of Schwinn infant helmet sold at Target
- April 13, 2016 - Recall of Rollerblade Maxxum skate helmet
- January 29, 2016 - Study blames bike helmets for risk compensation
- December 30, 2015 - Helmets for 2016 review
- September 27, 2015 - Europe publishes new helmet study
- September 22, 2015 - Preview: Helmets for 2016
- May 31, 2015 - Helmets proven to perform for decades
- May 1, 2015 - Consumer Reports 2015 helmet article
- February 13, 2015 - Scott Vanish Evo helmet recall
- December 22, 2014 - Consumer Reports is breaking buckles again
- December 15, 2014 - Helmets for 2015
- December 12, 2014 - Uvex helmet recall
- October 15, 2014 - Anti-concussion helmet
- September 17, 2014 - Interbike report - helmets for 2015
- February 22, 2014 - Fun helmet safety video from Manitoba.
- December 18, 2013 - Helmets for 2014 is up.
- October 7, 2013 - Study: helmets do not change passing safety.
- September 24, 2013 - Preview of Helmets for 2014.
- May 30, 2013 - Study finds reduced child fatality rates in states with helmet laws.
- May 9, 2013 - Bicycling magazine article misses the mark.
- March 30, 2013 - Bell recalls Full Throttle BMX helmet.
- January 16, 2013 - Our report on Helmets for 2013 is up.
- October 1, 2012 - ASTM improves bicycle helmet standard.
- May 14, 2012 - Consumer Reports publishes a bike helmet report.
- May 6, 2012 - Results of our tests of haircare substances for helmet damage.
- January 6, 2012 - Triple8 recalls "Little Tricky" child helmet for impact failure.
- December 30, 2011 - Our report on Helmets for 2012 is up.
- December 6, 2011 - Snell introduces Time Trial helmet standard
- October 19, 2011 - CPSC complaints database has a helmet case
- May 31, 2011 - Bell recalls Exodus full-face helmet for buckle problem.
- March 11, 2011 - CPSC consumer complaints database is live.
- January 3, 2011 - Helmets for 2011.
- August 10, 2010 - NYU study: Is foam a hidden danger in helmets?
- July 12, 2010 - Mackinac Island developing a community bike helmet.
- June 16, 2010 - Bicycling article on bike helmets.
- May 22, 2010 - New York Times article on bike helmets.
- February 18, 2010 - Update on CPSC.
- January 6, 2010 - Helmets for 2010.
- December 3, 2009 - Lab tests of cheap and expensive helmets.
- August 2, 2009 - Consumer Reports rates Kids' helmets.
- March 18, 2009 - Bell introduces new fit system.
- January 30, 2009 - CPSC delays testing and compliance requirements.
- December 27, 2008 - Helmets for 2009.
- September 7, 2008 - New CPSC legislation affecting helmets.
- August 19, 2008 - New CPSC statistics.
- December 18, 2007 - Specialized recalls their S-Works 2D superlight helmet.
- January 10, 2007 - Helmets for 2007 and BHSI wins an ASTM award
- September 13, 2006 - British study on passing clearances affected by helmets
- May 5, 2006 - Consumer Reports publishes a helmet article
- May 4, 2006 - Trek recalls 4,500 Anthem Elite helmets
- March 29, 2006 - CPSC released new guide: Which Helmet for Which Sport
- January 12, 2006 - Helmets for 2006 and NHTSA stats released.
- August 31, 2005 - Nearly a half million Target helmets recalled.
- August 3, 2005 - NHTSA has published a study on helmet laws.
- July 12, 2005 - Motorcyclist magazine has published an outstanding helmet article.
- May 12, 2005 - Australian study compares Snell and Australian standards.
- February 22, 2005 - Helmets for the 2005 season.
- August 19, 2004 - PTI recalls Schwinn brand toddler helmet models.
- August 7, 2004 - Hugh Hurt raises problems with elongated helmets.
- July 29, 2004 - Some Geartec and DBX helmets recalled.
- June, 2004 on paper - Safe Kids survey plus Helmets for 2004. Our last paper Update
- June 20, 2004 by email - Consumer Reports article rating helmets.
- May 11, 2004 by email - Safe Kids Worldwide's helmet usage survey.
- March 31, 2004 by email - Helmets for 2004.
- September 9, 2003 by email - CPSC discusses recalls, Safe Kids measuring helmet use.
- August 19, 2003 by email - Helmet fit study, ANSI adopts ASTM bike helmet standards.
- May 21, 2003 newsletter by email - Catlike USA helmet recall.
- March 18, 2003 newsletter by email - MOSA Sports helmet recall.
- October, 2002 newsletter by email - Highlights of Helmets for 2003.
- July, 2002 by email - Today Show featuring helmets on July 12th.
- June, 2002 by email - Consumer Reports article published.
- May, 2002 by email - "Revolutionary" new football helmet, Consumer Reports article coming.
- May, 2002 by email - New helmet campaign by Safe Kids Worldwide.
- March, 2002 by email - Study on effectiveness of laws, DOT free video, LAB supporting National Strategies.
- December, 2001 by paper and email - Helmets for the 2002 season.
- August 20, 2001 by email only - Skateboard helmet recall by World Industries
- July 30, 200 by email - The New York Times lousy article on helmets.
- July 9, 2001 by email only - New video on helmet fitting, two more state laws.
- January, 2001 by paper and email - Helmets for the 2001 season, more.
- November 19, 2000 by email only - CPSC announces three helmet recalls.
- October 31, 2000 by email only - Head injury increases risk of later problems.
- October 9, 2000 by email only - Variflex recalls 150,000 helmets
- April, 2000 newsletter by email and paper - Helmets for the 2000 season.
- January, 2000 by email only - Innovations in designs and programs for 2000.
- April, 1999 newsletter by email only - McDonalds and CPSC launch major helmet campaign.
- January, 1999 on paper and by email - Helmets for 1999, Bell Kinghead.
- March 11, 1998 by email only - CPSC publishes standard.
- January 21, 1998 by email only - CPSC briefed on draft standard.
- November, 1997 - Helmets for 1998.
- May, 1997 - Helmets for 1997, CPSC standard delayed.
- December, 1995 - Helmets for 1996, standards less an issue, Snell B-95 standard, ANSI adopts ASTM standard, European CEN standard takes effect.
- April, 1995 - BHSI website up, helmets for 1995, CPSC progress on a Federal standard, ASTM standard revised, Snell standard revised, ANSI standard withdrawn, CEN European standard progressing slowly, death of Dr. Voigt Hodgson.
- August, 1994 - Consumer Reports helmet ratings, CPSC to develop helmet standard, Bell using ASTM standard instead of Snell.
- March, 1994 - Mandatory helmet laws, multi-purpose helmets, ASTM standard, Snell news.
- June, 1993 - Helmets for 1993, ASTM standard, mandatory helmet laws.
- December, 1991 - Helmets for 1992, ANSI standard dying, ASTM standard in final ballot.
- April, 1991 - Hodgson publishes second sliding resistance study.
- November, 1990 - Helmets for 1991, Snell issues B-90 standard, CSA standard, standard comparison.
- July, 1990 - First ever Consumer Reports helmet article, sliding resistance study, Bell's market estimates, Howard County, Maryland mandatory helmet law.
- April, 1990 - Safe Kids Worldwide campaign, Wayne State sliding resistance study, EPP helmets.
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October, 1989 - STAPP report, standards comparison, sliding
resistance study, Safe Kids Worldwide Campaign. - July, 1989 - BHSI joins others to petition CPSC for a national helmet standard.
- March, 1989 - BHSI announces documentation center, ANSI working on revision of standard.
- March, 1988 - New pamphlet, need samples, Bell Aero buckle.
- March, 1987 - NY bike show report, Giro and Echo have no-shells.
- July, 1986 - NY bike show report.
- December, 1985 - USC testing, USCF requires ANSI helmets.
- April, 1985 - ANSI and Snell standards compared, research by Dr. Voigt Hodgson.
- April, 1984 - ANSI bike helmet standard approved, a giant step.
- November, 1983 - Black-edged edition on the death of Snell's Dr. George Snively.
- September, 1983 - New test results since our Bicycling article was published.
- May, 1983 - Our first issue, with introductions and more.
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