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What's New on Our Site

2023

September 30

Added mechanical metamaterials to our page on helmet liners.

September 14

Added the CPSC warning not to use Xingdetui Outdoor Kopobob Kids helmets to our Recalls page.

September 11

Updated our page on the Kranium helmet.

September 7

Added the CPSC warning not to use Tengingyue and Cyclingsell helmets to our Recalls page.

August 31

Revalidated all of our links, revising 23 pages.

August 29

Sent an Update newsletter: CPSC helmet recalls are evolving

August 27

Added the CPSC recall of ECNUP helmets to our Recalls page.

July 10

Finished a major site cleanup including updating all of our links.

July 2

Added new info to our Asian fit helmets page.

July 1

Revised our helmet recycling page.

June 30

Added a UK article about penalties in some countries for not wearing a helmet to our helmet laws page.

June 24

Added a Sound Around - Renegade - Hurtle child helmet recall to our Recalls page.

May 4

Sent an Update newsletter: Australian study on humanization and helmets

May 29

Finished a major site cleanup including updating all of our links.

May 24

Added comments on a Triathlete article to our MIPS page.

May 22

Added a Ventura recall to our Recalls page.

May 9

Added new studies to our Journals page

May 5

Added an ebike helmet study to the numbers for sale section of our Stats page

May 4

Sent an Update newsletter: New list of best-performing helmets

April 30

Posted a review of new Consumer Reports bicycle helmet ratings.
Updated our page combining Va Tech and CR test results.

April 22

Added a Lucky Global Lelinta recall to our Recalls page.

April 4

Added a Giro Merit recall to our Recalls page.

April 3

Added info on Bell/Giro/Fox layoffs to our Helmets for 2023 page and our industry news page.

March 31

Added a recall of JBM International adult helmets to our recalls page.

March 26

Updated DOT statistics on pedalcycle deaths and injuries on our Stats page.

March 14

Added a link to a Vox article on problems with recalls to our Recalls page.

March 13

Added stats on Montreal helmet use to our Stats page.
Added the Sweet Protection Redeemer 2Vi to our Chrono helmets page.

March 12

Added a study on thermal comfort to our scientific journals page.

March 8

Added a link to the UC Davis "Helmet Hair Don't Care" page to our campus page.

March 2

Added a recall of Ouwoer Kids skate-style helmets to our recalls page.

March 2

Added a Norwegian study to our stats page and our Journals page.

February 12

Added a page: unexplained increase in concussions after COVID-19.

January 31

Added Japan's new all-ages helmet law to our mandatory helmet laws page.

January 31

Sent an Update newsletter: Serbian study indicates drivers pass helmeted riders closer

January 25

Added a new survey of worldwide helmet laws to our page on helmet law evaluations

January 20

Sent an Update newsletter: More Sakar helmets recalled

January 17

Added the new Bold Helmet to our Helmets for 2023 page.

January 13

Posted new NHTSA statistics for total road deaths on our Stats page.

January 7

Posted an all-new version of our sitemap.

January 6

Added a company announcement of a new turban-compatible helmet for kids.

January 1, 2023

Posted updates of many pages and handouts for 2023.

2022

December 23

Added a new story about the aftermath of crashing without a helmet.

December 14

Posted new statistics from Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia on our stats page.

December 1

Posted a new page on mycelium helmets and added mycelium to our page on helmet liners.

November 30

Posted a Thank You for our Giving Tuesday donors--they keep us going!

November 16

Added a new study from Wroclaw University to our page on taking your baby along.

November 2

Added CPSC's unilateral press release procedure to CPSC penalties page

October 31

Sent an Update newsletter: Punisher adult helmets recalled

September 27

Added a link to Virginia Tech's kayak helmet ratings to our Other Helmets page.

August 17

Added AAP pediatric statistics to our Stats page.
Launched a major site cleanup and conversion to CSS.

August 15

Updated our Giant/Liv info on our Helmets for 2022 page.

July 19

Published a Helmet Update: recall of Tony Hawk skate-style helmets.

July 12

Added info on POC's airbag/helmet concept Helmets for 2022 page.

July 11

Added info on Vista's purchase of Fox Racing to our Helmets for 2022 page.

July 10

Added statistics from the UK's NCHAP literature review to our stats page.

July 9

Added a link to the UK's new helmet rating scheme to our page on bicycle helmet ratings

June 13

Updated writeups on our Helmets for 2022 page.

May 16

Added info on Leatt's expanding sales to our Manufacturers page.

May 9

Posted info that Vista intends to split Bell/Giro from its ammunition business.

April 28

Resumed updating our tracking of web server hits.

April 18

Added another report of a visor injury to our Visors page.

March 24

Published a Helmet Update: recall of Dimensions and Segway Ninebot helmets.

March 15

Added a new meta study to our helmet law effectiveness and our scientific journals pages.

February 18

Added repeal of the King County helmet law to our helmet laws page.

February 14

Updated statistics you can buy on our Stats page.

February 14

Updated market comments in our Helmets for 2022 page.

February 14

Added some statistics to our MIPS page.

February 7

Added another report of a visor injury to our Visors page.

February 7

Revised our page on rotational injury and updated our MIPS page.

February 6

Updated our page on ratings where Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports agree on top models.

February 3

Added the S1 Lifer to our Largest helmets for big heads page.

February 2

Added a new crash story to our Crashes page.

February 1

Published a Helmet Update: Snell publishes rotational testing results.

January 31

Updated Cycle Force info in our Helmets for 2022 page.

January 30

Added a new crash story to our Crashes page.

January 25

Added a new study to our Journals page.

January 25

Added a new study on rugby headgear to our Other Helmets page.

January 24

Updated NHTSA statistics on our Stats page.

January 14

Added another report of a visor injury to our Visors page.

January 14

Added a link to North Carolina's free helmet program to our page on free helmets.

January 13

Added a link to Bike Adviser's crash statistics to our Stats page.

January 12

Updated MET info in our page on where helmets are made.

January 1, 2022

Posted updates of many pages and handouts for 2022.

2021

November 15

Added a study on factors in perception of mandatory helmet laws to our page on studies of effectiveness of laws.

November 10

Published a Helmet Update: Albany ebike law, ABUS MountZ helmet recall.

October 30

Added another market report for sale to our Stats page.

October 29

Added a new paper to our page on studies of compulsory helmet law effectiveness.

March 22

Added Animiles to our Helmets for 2021 page.

September 18

Added yet another study on risk compensation to our page on scientific journal articles.

September 6

Published a Helmet Update: SKE Outdoors recalls TurboSke toddler helmets.

June 21

Published a Helmet Update: VA Tech testing finds $7 Five Star helmet.

June 8

Added to our online videos page a hilarious PSA by the Danish Road Safety Council.

June 1

Added a new paper to our page on studies of compulsory helmet law effectiveness.

June 1

Began updating our page on where helmets are manufactured.

May 27

Added an article by Abayazid et al about rotational helmet testing to our Journals page.

April 17

Added our review of Consumer Reports' helmet page update and sent a Helmet Update.

March 22

Added the new 7.20 helmet to our Helmets for 2021 page.

March 21

Added the CERTIMOOV Euro helmet recommendations to our Ratings page.

March 18

Updated our page on Virginia Tech's helmet ratings.

March 10

Added a clarification to our MIPS page.

March 4

Added CPSC's COVID19 emergency room report to our Stats page.

February 24

Published a Helmet Update: Bee Free helmets recalled.

February 22

Added a study of head injuries in the Netherlands to our page on helmet opposition.

February 20

Added possible coefficient of restitution concerns to our airbag page.

January 14

Added Folksam's Euro helmet recommendations to our Ratings page.

January 12

Added Euro statistics from Folksam to our Statistics page.

January 1, 2021

Posted updates of many pages and handouts for 2021.

2020

November 30

Published a Helmet Update: Any Volume helmets recalled.

September 8

Added a page on Ebike helmet laws

August 30

Added another crash to our Crash story page

August 29

Published a Helmet Update: Morpher and Woom helmets recalled.

August 12

Published a Helmet Update: Sweet Protection recalls Ripper.

July 31

Added another crash to our Crash story page

July 27

Added a risk compensation study to our Journals page.

July 21

Added the Giro Bronte to our Big Head page.

July 21

Added the Fend One and updated info again on Hedkayse on our folding helmets page and Helmets for 2020.

July 19

Added an article from Amsterdam to our turbans page.

July 13

Updated info on Hedkayse on our folding helmets page and Helmets for 2020.

July 9

Added Tacoma's helmet law repeal to our mandatory helmet laws page.

July 7

Added the POC Coron to our page on helmets for rounder heads.

July 3

Added ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene shell material to our liners page.

June 26

Updated info on Park and Diamond on our folding helmets page.

June 25

Posted user info on the Giro Chronicle and updated our Big Head page.

June 17

Revised some European information on our recalls page.

June 9

Added an Amazon Japan source to our page on helmets for rounder heads.

April 21

Updated our page on helmet liners to add TPU foam.

April 10

Updated our page on ratings where Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports agree on top models.

April 1

Updated our page on Virginia Tech's helmet ratings.

March 31

Added advice on COVID-19 to our helmet cleaning page.

March 15

We are fully functioning despite COVID-19 restrictions.

February 28

Added info on failures of products bought online to our page on fake helmets

February 18

Added newly published studies to our page of scientific journal articles

February 10

Added a five year market growth projection to our our Statistics page

January 14

Published a Helmet Update: Helmets for 2020.

January 3

Added info on Giro's Asian fit models to our page on helmets for rounder heads.

January 1, 2020

Posted updates of many pages and handouts for 2020.

2019

December 13

Published a Helmet Update: Ebike rideshare company Wheels solves helmet problem.

December 13

Added Japanese links to our page on helmets for rounder heads.

December 12

Added a link to testing of helmets on and below the test line to our Journals and studies page.

December 4

Launched our Helmets for 2020 page

November 29

Added the Hövding 3 to our airbag helmet page

November 26

Updated DOT data on our Statistics page.

November 25

Updated our page on ratings where Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports agree on top models.

November 19

Revised our page on Helmet Liners

November 19

Added a new global market study to our Stats page

November 5

Added info on a National Transportation Safety Board study to our Helmet Laws page

October 3

Added Comodo/Sectigo high-level extended validation security verification for our site.

September 15

Added HexR custom helmets to our Helmets for 2019 page

September 11

Added another crash to our Crash story page

September 11

Added a link to a study titled "The effect of hair and football helmet fit on headform kinematics" to our Journals and studies page and to our MIPS page.

August 28

Added another crash to our Crash story page

August 27

Added a questionable German study on cognitive effects of helmet wearing on our Journals and studies page.

August 26

Posted a new page on fake and counterfeit helmets

August 11

Added another crash to our Crash story page

August 6

Added a 2019 youth helmet market study link to our Statistics page

July 27

Published a Helmet Update: Will there be a helmet class action lawsuit?

July 3

Published a Helmet Update: Consumer Reports flunks three helmets.

May 17

Updated information on our helmet sensors page to include an FDA warning.

May 5

Published a Helmet Update: Consumer Reports rates rotational energy management first criterion.

April 20

Added a study of ebike head injuries to our Journals and studies page and our ebike page.

April 13

Added a study finding that risk compensation does not occur with bicycle helmets to our Journals and studies page.

April 13

Added a study concluding that Australia's helmet laws worked well to our Journals and studies page.

April 12

Added a study about ridership and New Zealand's helmet laws to our Journals and studies page.

April 10

Updated our ebike page to add more models and links.

April 6

Added a study showing that current headforms produce misleading rotational force results to our Journals and studies page.

April 3

Added info on Closca's new folding Loop model to our Folding Helmets page.

March 31

Added info on Asian Fit versions of Bontrager WaveCel models to our Helmets for 2019 page.

March 30

Added Costa Rica to our Mandatory Helmet Laws page.

March 19

Added Trek's new Bontrager WaveCel models to our Helmets for 2019 page.

March 13

Posted more injury data on our helmets for scooters page.

February 11

Sent out an Update: Study shows Australia's helmet laws cut fatalities in half.

February 3

Updated our review of Sena helmets.

January 30

Updated our Toolkit for Helmet Promotions page.

January 29

Posted injury data on our helmets for scooters page.

January 6, 2019

Added Bell's "Asia Fit" models to our page on helmets for rounder heads.

January 1, 2019

Posted our program and budget for 2019.

January 1, 2019

Posted updates of many of our pages for 2019.

2018

December 16

Added a photo of a scalp apparently damaged by a MIPS liner to our MIPS page.

December 14

Sent out an Update on Virginia Tech's new helmet ratings.

November 26

Added yet another criticism of the University of Bath passing clearance study.

November 20

Noted that Time magazine chose the Lumos helmet as one of their Best Inventions of 2018.

November 13

Added info on a new market research study to stats page.

October 26

Added a Vision Hero short video on buying and fitting a bike helmet to our videos on the web page.

October 25

Added the CPSC recall link to our October 1 Update on Lazer's helmet recall.

October 17

Revised info on our ratings page.

October 10

Sent out an Update on Lazer's helmet recall.

October 5

Revised info on our mandatory helmet law page.

September 27

Added Park & Diamond to our folding helmets page.

September 17

Added Miga brand to our Helmets for 2018 page.

September 16

Updated our Seniors page.

September 16

Updated our lice and helmets page.

August 26

Updated our Impact Sensor page.

August 23

Updated our Mandatory Helmet Law page.

August 20

Updated our Test Lab page.

August 1

Updated our Shared Bicycle Program page.

July 1

Added a page on ratings where Virginia Tech and Consumer Reports agree on top models.

July 1

Added info on Virginia Tech's STAR helmet concussion ratings to our Helmets for 2018 page.

June 26

Added info on Virginia Tech's STAR helmet concussion ratings and sent out an Update newsletter.

June 22

Added Connecticut's ebike law to our helmet laws page. (See also our ebike laws page.)

May 29

Sent out an Update on Snell's MIPS testing with a clarification on May 31.

May 29

Added info on Snell's MIPS testing to our MIPS page.

May 25

Added GDPR info to our privacy page.

May 3

Sent a comment to CPSC on Hövding's petition for exemption from CPSC's bicycle helmet standard.

March 26

Posted info on Vista's sale of Bell and Giro.

March 26

Posted another account on our page of crash stories.

March 22

Posted a page with detail on the Lazer Blade test failure.

March 15

Sent out a Helmet Update on Louis Garneau Course recall and Lazer Blade test failure.

March 15

Posted a page on Virginia Tech's STAR ratings for bicycle helmets.

March 14

Posted a page explaining remarks on a New Zealand radio show.

March 10

Sent out a Helmet Update on Hövding seeks exemption from CPSC standard.

March 8

Added Velotec's brands to our Helmets for 2018 page.

February 27

Updated our page on helmet law opposition.

February 18

Updated our links page.

February 8

Added a warning about RF radiation to our review of Helmets for 2018.

February 7

Posted our review of Helmets for 2018 and sent out a Helmet Update announcement.

January 15

Posted a page of Highlights for 2017.

January 10

Posted another entry on our page of crash stories.

January 1, 2018

Posted our program and budget for 2018.

January 1, 2018

Posted updates of many of our pages for 2018.

2017

October 27

Posted a review of a New York Times helmet article by Jane Brody.

October 23

Added a photo to our presentation to the International Cycling Safety Committee.

October 16

Linked to a study relating helmet damage scans to injuries on our Journals page.

October 6

Posted a testimonial: Why I Wear a Helmet.

September 28

Purchased a TLS/SSL secure server certificate to encrypt all outgoing and incoming traffic.

September 25

Sent an Update on Pro-Tec recalls City Lite and Street Lite helmets.

September 23

Posted How Ratings Systems can Improve Helmets.

September 23

Updated guesses on the global helmet market.

September 16

Added info on a possible Pro-Tec City Lite recall.

September 13

Added info on a study to assess the effects of Australian helmet laws.

September 6

Added new info on another louse killer spray.

August 29

Added new MIPS versions to our MIPS page.

June 18

Added the Weshine Online cardstock helmet to our folding helmets page.

June 14

Updated the NHTSA 2015 crash data on our Statistics page.

June 5

Added a page on New Helmet Designs.

June 5

Added Hedon to our page on Helmets for 2017.

May 31

Added a 2017 study titled "Bicycle helmet effectiveness is not overstated" to our page of journal articles.

May 25

Updated our page on the Hövding airbag helmet.

May 3

Sent an Update newsletter: Pro-Tec City Lite fails testing and BHSI publishes dishwasher test results.

May 2

Published the final report on our dishwasher machine helmet testing.

March 28

Added the TEC Components brand to our review of Helmets for 2017.

March 27

Added new NHTSA 2015 crash data to our Statistics page.

March 24

Added more European laws to our mandatory helmet law page.

March 20

Added the Jackson, MS 2013 helmet law to our mandatory helmet law page.

January 20

Added info on France's under-12 helmet law to our mandatory helmet law page.

January 5

Updated our pages on dual-certified and chrono-time trial helmets.

January 3

Posted our full review of Helmets for 2017.

January 2, 2017

Posted a page on the ASTM F1952 downhill mountain bike racing standard, and a page comparing testlines.

January 1, 2017

Posted our 2017 program and 2017 budget.

Updated our pamphlets and other materials for the new year.

2016

December 18

Added new helmets to our folding helmets page.

December 13

Added an online option to our donation page.

December 1

Posted our preview of Helmets for 2017 and sent out a Helmet Update announcement.

November 27

Sent an Update newsletter: Concussion trends and a jaw injury study.

November

Revised many pages to acknowledge our transition from a sponsored program to an incorporated 501(c)3 non-profit.

October 6

Added the Dutch ebike standard to our Test Line Comparison.

October 4

Added a comment on Stanford's research to our airbag helmet page.

October 3

Added Endura to our Helmets for 2016 page.

September 26

Updated parts of our Helmets for 2016 page after the Interbike trade show.

September 11

Added references to two studies on helmet performance and risk compensation.

September 6

Added a Mayo Clinic study of injuries vs. helmets to our page of Journal studies.

September 6

Posted a Livall recall notice on our Recalls page.

September 1

Sent an Update newsletter: SAHN recalls Classic skate-style helmet.

August 31

Added Vancouver's Mobi system to our page on shared bicycle systems providing helmets.

August 31

Posted new 2015 fatality and injury data on our statistics page.

August 20

Added references to two studies debunking Australian criticism of their helmet laws.

August 19

Added Eco to our pages on folding helmets and Helmets for 2016.

August 13

Updated our page on folding helmets with new models and photos.

August 1

Added the Thousand Helmet brand to our Helmets for 2016 page.

July 4

Added a note that Shimano has purchased Lazer.

June 28

Published a review of the Consumer Reports 2016 helmet article
And sent out an Update newsletter.

June 28

Added two new Scott models to our page on Helmets for 2016.

June 26

Corrected an error on our All Ages Helmet Laws page.

June 6

Posted a link to the latest NHTSA fatality statistics.

May 16

Sent an Update newsletter: Schwinn recalls infant helmet.

April 14

Sent an Update newsletter: Rollerblade recalls Maxxum skate helmet.

April 11

Added another story to our crashes page.

April 3

Posted a response to a Washington Post myths article.

March 21

Added another story to our crashes page.

March 17

Updated our page on spoofed email messages.

March 16

Updated and reformatted our page on helmet opposition.

March 4

Updated Opti-Cool's pricing on our special needs page.

February 27

Updated our page on helmet safety videos.

February 26

Added a link to BRAIN's article on the sale of Bell to Vista Sports.

February 19

Added a new helmet law in Fairfax City, VA to our page on helmet laws.

February 8

Added a new negative blog post to our page responding to negatives on helmets.

January 31

Added statistics from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons to our Stats page.

January 29

Sent an Update newsletter: Study blames bike helmets for risk compensation.

January 29

Updated our page on the Kranium helmet and linked to litigation.

January 25

Cleaned up the top of our home page.

January 24

Added the extra large OGK Steair-X to our page on fitting Asian heads.

January 20

Posted a link to Cellutech's new wood-based helmet on our Helmet Liners page.

January 12

Posted info on CPSC's new regulations robot on our Importing Helmets to the US page.

January 1, 2016

Posted 2016 revisions of our pamphlets and other materials.

2015

December 30

Posted our review of helmets for 2016 and sent a newsletter.

December 29

Posted our budget for 2016.

November 23

Posted advice on Helmets for hoverboards.

October 9

Revised and updated our Helmets for Electric Bicycles page.

September 27

Sent an Update: Europe's HOPE helmet study and posted a page.

September 22

Sent an Update: Preview of Helmets for 2016.

August 23

Updated our server hits page.

August 13

Added new data to our Stats page.

July 26

Began tests washing helmets in a dishwasher.

July 20

Updated our listing of new journal articles.

May 22

Added new evidence of helmet longevity to our Replacement advice.

May 12

Added new NHTSA fatality and injury data to our Stats page.

May 1

Sent an Update and posted a page: Consumer Reports helmet article.

March 7

Updated our site design to improve response to mobile devices.

February 27

Updated our stats page with newly available 2013 data.

February 19

Posted a new page on all-ages helmet laws.

February 19

Added links to radio interviews on California's proposed all-ages helmet law.

February 13

Sent an Update: Scott recalls Vanish Evo.

January 1

Posted our program for 2015 and our budget for 2015.

January 1, 2015

Posted 2015 revisions of our pamphlets and other materials.

2014

December 23

Sent an Update: Consumer Reports breaking buckles again.

December 15

Posted our page on Helmets for 2015 and sent an Update.

December 12

Sent an Update: Uvex Recall.

November 12

Added new confirmation of BHSI's analysis to our page on the Walker study of passing clearances.

October 15

Sent an Update: Anti-concussion Helmets.

October 13

Posted a new page on an anti-concussion helmet design.

October 13

Posted a study on foam thickness for an anti-concussion helmet.

October 9

Updated our Site Map.

October 8

Added a page on helmets for small adult heads.

September 20

Added new products to our page on cleaning helmets.

September 17

Sent an Update: Interbike 2014 report.

September 17

Posted our summary Interbike 2014 report.

August 1

Updated our page on MIPS slip-planes.

August 1

Updated new mid-year models in Helmets for 2014.

June 14

Posted a four page version of the coloring book we send out on larger paper.

May 14

Posted the announcement of founder Randy Swart's Award of Merit from ASTM.

May 2

Added new enthusiastic links to DOT's new Bicycle Safer Journey site: a 2014 upgrade of resources for classroom instruction on basic bicycle safety, including helmets.

March 17

Posted new studies on our page on journal articles.

February 22

Sent an Update: Fun helmet safety video from Manitoba.

January 1, 2014

Updated our program plans for 2014, our 2014 budget projections, all of our handouts, our pamphlets and many other pages.

2013

December 18, 2013

Posted Helmets for 2014 and sent an Update newsletter.

November 26

Made numerous changes to our home page. Added Edmonton's cartoon bike safety videos to our page on web videos.

November 12

Added a study guide for teachers on the Can-Bike Helmets 101 video.

November 4

Added Morpher's flat-folding helmet to our folding helmet page.

October 17

Added Can-Bike's great video "Helmets 101" to the videos we send free.

October 7

Sent an Update: passing clearance study misinterpreted data.

September 23

Posted a Preview of Helmets for 2014 and sent an Update newsletter.

August 30

Added new info from Australia to our turbans page.

August 27

Added new info on vending machines to our shared bicycle program page.

August 16

Added Smith's new 2014 helmet line to our Helmets for 2013 page.

August 14

Added a link to Jim Kruper's crash story, with g force calculations.

July 19

Added a page on a paper pulp helmet design.

July 18

Added a link to helmet infographics to our Toolkit page.

July 2

Added League of American Bicyclists videos to our page of videos on the web.

June 23

Posted a page on sensors to detect helmet damage.

June 16

Posted a page on helmets for unusually-shaped heads.

June 4

Posted a page on how senior brains age.

May 30

Study finds reduced child fatality rates in states with helmet laws.

May 24

Added Lifebeam's Smart Helmet prototype to our Helmets for 2013 page.

May 20

Posted Boston crash info highlights on our Stats page.

May 7

Sent out a Helmet Update: Bicycling article misses the mark.

April 26

Added a great new Canadian video to our Videos page.

April 15

Added a link to DOT's latest statistics fact sheet on bicycles.

April 10

Added a link to a study on helmet effectiveness from Australia.

March 30

Sent out a Helmet Update: Bell recalls BMX helmet sold at Toys R Us

February 26

Posted our Tour of the CPSC lab.

January 20

Updated our Toolkit for Helmet Promotions page.

January 16

Posted Helmets for 2013 and sent an Update newsletter.

January 7

Posted a new page on importing bike helmets to the US.

January 1, 2013

Updated our program plans for 2013, our 2013 budget projections, all of our handouts, our pamphlets and many other pages.

2012

December 12

Posted NHTSA death numbers for 2011 on our Stats page.

December 12

Added info on the 6D motorcycle helmet design.

November 30

Updated our info on the Kranium helmet.

November 27

Added a page on giving a helmet as a present.

October 22

Added a link to a new OECD global recall site.

October 10

Added a link to a long-term study of helmet laws in Australia.

October 7

Added a link to a study of helmet effectiveness.

October 1

Sent out a Helmet Update: ASTM improves F-1447 bicycle helmet standard.

September 30

Added info on the Abus Kranium helmet.

September 11

Added a page on folding helmets.

August 20

Added Helmets for Hope to our Free Helmets page.

July 28

Updated our page on helmets for large heads.

July 27

Added new manufacturers to our Helmets for 2012 page.

July 4

Updated our page on where helmets are made.

June 21

Updated our Buyer's Guide pamphlet.

June 21

Updated our pamphlet on children's helmets.

June 19

Added a reference to an Ontario Coroner's study on our journals page.

June 18

Posted new NHTSA data on our statistics page.

June 15

Updated our page on helmet safety videos.

June 1

Updated our page on helmets for large heads.

May 22

Updated our page on dual certified helmets.

May 14

Sent out a Helmet Update reporting that Consumer Reports has published bike helmet ratings.

May 6

Posted final results of our test of products that could damage helmets and sent out a Helmet Update.

May 4

Added stats from the Ohio Chapter of the AAP to our statistics page.

April 23

Added a risk compensation study to our page with links to scientific journal articles.

April 15

Posted a new page on Belinda Williams' crash.

March 30

Reorganized our statistics page.

March 28

Posted a quick summary of bike standards.

March 18

Added info on the VACO 12 to our page on helmet liners.

March 17

Posted a page on the Kranium "cardboard" helmet.

March 16

Posted a comment on a British article attacking helmet laws and helmet use.

March 16

Reorganized our page listing scientific journal articles.

March 11

Installed Google's Custom Search to handle our search function. Our previous search engine was not finding all of our pages.

March 2

Completed a comprehensive offsite backup.

February 5

Added new sources on our Special Needs page.

January 14

Posted first results from our test of products that could damage helmets and shipped the helmets to the lab for impact testing.

January 7

Added the video Professor Helmut on Helmets to our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs.

January 6

Sent out a Helmet Update on the recall of Triple8 Little Tricky child skate-style helmets.

January 1, 2012

Updated our program plans for 2012, our 2012 budget projections, all of our handouts, our pamphlets and many other pages.

2011

December 30, 2011

Sent out a Helmet Update announcing that our report on Helmets for 2012 is up.

December 20

Updated our test of substances damaging helmets with mid-term indicators.

December 6

Sent out a Helmet Update on Snell's new Time Trial helmet standard.

October 31

Began our test of substances damaging helmets.

October 19

Sent out a Helmet Update on a helmet case in the CPSC database.

September 24

Added a page with a bicycle safety song.

September 19

Added a new video link to our Special Helmets page

September 6

Added data from Consumer Reports to our Statistics page

September 1

Changed our Testlabs page to refer to the official CPSC list.

August 28

Updated the info on Iceland on our helmet laws page.

August 25

Updated info on TSG's helmets on our Helmets for 2011 page.

August 13

Updated our helmet laws page.

August 5

Added stats from The Canadian Institute for Health Information.

August 3

Added info on a poll of British Medical Journal subscribers.

July 18

Tried new mobile device subdomains but modified the main page instead.

July 16

Achieved 100% XHTML validation for our home page on the W3C validator.

July 7

Updated our copy of the Rhode Island helmet law.

July 6

Added a link to NHTSA's ESOL curriculum.

July 1

Added a new page on painting helmets.

June 5

Added new journal references to our page with links to scientific journal articles.

June 1

Added a new page breaking out studies of helmet law effectiveness.

May 31, 2011

Sent out a Helmet Update on Bell's recall of their Exodus full face helmet.

May 31

Added a new page of the ribcap knitted cap.

May 27

Added a new page on resources for helmet designers.

May 21

Added a Spanish language video to our free videos.

May 3

Added a page on longer straps for obese children.

April 27

Added info on a study in St. Albert, Canada on the effects of their all-ages helmet law to our Journals page.

April 23

Added Adjuste del Casco de Bicicleta, a Spanish language video on fitting helmets, to our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs.

April 22

Added a link to New York City's impressive BikeSmart brochure in Spanish to our Spanish materials page.

April 6

Added a quick comparison of standards by drop heights and test lines.

March 15

Added the Spanish manufacturer Orbea to our Helmets for 2011 page.

March 15

Updated all our links to Spanish materials from The Texas Bicycle Coalition

March 11, 2011

Sent out a Helmet Update on the new CPSC consumer complaint database.

March 11

Revised our Recalls page to update links to the new CPSC SaferProducts.gov database.

March 5

Added Geared Up! The essentials of adult bicycling to our Videos page

February 21

Added new studies to our Journal Articles page

February 15

Added new data to our Statistics page

February 15

Added info on sledding helmets to our Other Helmets page.

January 13

Added a page called Should I wear a bicycle helmet?.

January 12

Added a page describing our testing of commonly used cosmetics and sprays that could damage helmets.

January 3, 2011

Posted our helmet review for 2011.
Sent out a newsletter on Helmets for 2011.

2010

December 31

Posted our program for 2011 and our budget for 2011.

December 28

Added a page on the upcoming CPSC consumer product safety database.

December 15

Added a link to the Mayo Clinic's head lice info on our page on head lice.

December 12

Added a page on a Dane who opposes helmets for cyclists.

November 15

Added a link to the South Dakota Bike Rodeo Guide.

October 22

Added a page on a new airbag head protection device from Hövding in Sweden.

October 16

Added a study of rotational forces using lab testing of bicycle helmets.

October 7

Added a link to David Scott's helmet initiative in China.

September 30

Added info on a new study of Segway injuries.

September 29

Added a new page on shared bicycle program helmets.

September 17

Added a description of the program conducted by kids in Dublin, Ohio.

August 30

Added Australia's State of Northern Territory to our page on exemptions to helmet laws.

August 12

Added a link to "The effects of provincial bicycle helmet legislation on helmet use and bicycle ridership in Canada" showing that laws increased helmet use and did not discourage cycling.

August 10

Added a page on a study of foams at NYU.

August 9

Added a new law in Bexley, Ohio to our mandatory helmet laws page.

July 12

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on Mackinac Island's community helmet design contest.

June 28

Added a new source of free helmets for kids to our Inexpensive and Free Helmets page.

June 28

Posted a new Site Map.

June 25

Added Flagstaff, Arizona to our list of mandatory helmet laws.

June 24

Added two more Alaskan cities to our list of mandatory helmet laws.

June 24

Revised our Inexpensive helmets page.

June 24

Posted a new page on how to conduct a helmet inspection.

June 22

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on a Bicycling magazine helmet article.

June 9

Added a new story to our Crashes Page.

June 6

Updated many statistics on our Statistics Page.

May 22

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on a NY Times article on bicycle helmets.

May 16

Updated links to DOT's videos on our web videos page.

May 13

Added Pepper Pike, Ohio to our list of mandatory helmet laws.

May 11

Added new materials to our page on Spanish language materials.

May 8

Updated our page on time trial helmets.

May 3

Updated our ideal helmet page.

May 1

Added new laws in Mississippi to our mandatory helmet laws page.

April 26

Updated our statistics page with new data from NHTSA.

April 24

Updated all of our links to DOT/NHTSA resources when their new website appeared.

April 21

Updated our page on Spanish language materials.

April 12

Added new references to our page on journal articles on helmets and head injury.

April 7

Added a DVD with the video Jello in a Jar to our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs.

April 5

Added a DVD with videos from the Department of Transportation to our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs.

March 21

Added info on a return on investment analysis of bicycle helmet benefits to our Journals page and our cost-benefit page.

March 20

Added a reference to a 2009 statistical analysis that concluded that state helmet laws reduce cycling to our mandatory helmet laws page.

March 18

Updated our program plans for 2010 with info on the Toolkits sent out last year.

March 17

Added info on the Isle of Jersey helmet legislation to our web page on helmet laws.

March 15

Added the Norwegian company Hamax to Helmets for 2010.

March 11

Added a video DVD to our Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs.

March 8

Added info on DOT's videos to our web videos page.

March 8

Added a YouTube video to our Public Service Announcements page.

March 1

Posted a new pamphlet on Helmets for Head Injured Cyclists based on our web page on that subject.

February 24

Posted a Test Line Comparison for ASTM standards.

February 18

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on New developments at CPSC.

February 2

Updated our page of future web projects.

February 2

Updated our Privacy Policy page.

January 6

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on Helmets for 2010.

January 6, 2010

Posted our page on Helmets for 2010.

2009

December 31, 2009

Updated our program plans for 2010.

December 4

Posted a page with detail on the St Louis County helmet law.

December 3

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on lab tests of cheap and expensive helmets.

November 30

Added a page on the Ian Tilmann Foundation's helmet program for skateboarders.

November 19

Added advice for using jello brain molds to our page on demonstrations.

October 20

Added views of a recumbent cyclist to our page on visors.

October 10

Added a preview of our Helmets for 2010 page.

September 16

Updated our page on bike lights.

September 15

Updated our Helmets for 2009 page and our Chrono page to add info on Kask helmets.

September 13

Updated our Helmets for 2009 page to add info on the new Giro Prolight.

September 11

Updated our test lab page to refer to CPSC's list of certified labs.

September 9

Updated our policy on protesting "no helmet" photos to include President Obama's unfortunate slip.

August 16

Updated our advice on replacing a helmet again to respond to rumors heard in bike shops.

August 6

Updated our advice on replacing a helmet.

August 5

Added a source of free helmets for skateboarders.

August 2

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on Consumer Reports ratings of kids' helmets.

June 18

Added a page on Rental helmets.

April 17

Added a page with sources for our statistics.

June 6

Added another big hit on our CPSC fines page.

May 15

Noted that the Protective Headgear Manufacturers Association is folding.

April 20

Added a special icon for those who access us on an iPhone.

April 17

Added a page on Bell reports good year in 2008.

April 15

Added a page on an Australian paper on helmet laws.

April 14

Added links to Django's melon drop science experiment.

April 12

Added a page on bicycle helmet covers.

March 18

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on Bell's new True Fit fitting system.

March 10

Added a page on Bell's new True Fit fitting system.

February 23

Added a page on police enforcement of helmet laws.

February 20

Added a page with advice for inventors of new helmet designs.

January 30

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on CPSC delay of new requirements.

January 28

Added the St. Louis County, MO countywide law to our Mandatory Helmet Laws page.

January 13

Updated our advice for training helmet fitters.

January 11

Updated our page on where helmets are made.

January 11

Updated our Site Map.

January 10

Updated our page on Spanish language materials.

January 10

Added another story to our crashes page.

January 1, 2009

Updated all of our pamphlets and many other pages for the new year.

2008

December 29, 2008

Sent a Helmet Update newsletter on Helmets for 2009.

December 5

Added a link to NHTSA's 2007 statistics to our stats page.

December 3

Added the KED City to our Helmets for Big Heads page.

December 3

Added a page on where helmets are made.

November 25

Revised our webmasters policy page on use of material from our site.

November 10

Added new preliminary 2007 NHTSA data to our Statistics page.

October 31

Added the French manufacturer Docmeter to our Helmets for 2008 page.

October 25

Added new entries on our medical journals page and our Stats page.

October 12

Added new entries on our medical journals page.

October 3

Revised our page on the new CPSC regulations affecting helmets.

October 3

Posted our email on the October 2 Testing meeting at CPSC.

October 1

Posted a page on why some labs fail buckles that others do not fail.

September 30

Revised our page on taking your baby along.

September 29

Added El Cerrito, CA to our Mandatory Helmet Laws page.

September 28

Added more info to our page on new CPSC testing requirements.

September 28

Update models on our page on full face helmets.

September 19

Added a Newsweek ad to our Ads with no helmets page.

September 18

Added Halolux helmets to our Helmets for 2008 page.

September 17

Added another story to our Crashes Page.

September 15

Replaced our Search Page with Freefind.

September 15

Added Headlight AB to our page on Helmets for 2008.

September 15

Updated our page on reflective helmets.

September 15

Added the City of Port Orchard, WA to our page on mandatory helmet laws.

September 7

Added a page on changes to the CPSC law.

September 7

Sent out an Update on new legislation affecting CPSC.

August 20

Sent out an Update on a new statistics available from CPSC.

August 20

Began adding to this page again after four months of not maintaining it.

April 22

Posted a page on plastics in helmets.

March 24

Posted a draft standard for reflective surfaces on helmets developed in 1995, linked to our page on reflective surfaces.

March 21

Updated the IIHS fatality data on our Stats page to the current 2006 results.

March 18

Added Reebok's million dollar fine to our page on CPSC penalties.

March 8

Added a comment on the unhelmeted comic on Parade Magazine's cover.

March 7

Added two helmet laws adopted in 2001 and 2002 to our page on mandatory helmet laws.

February 25

Reformatted our Helmet Laws page to improve the table.

February 27

Added the Vancouver, WA helmet law to our page on mandatory helmet laws.

February 25

Added a section on ice skating helmets to our page on Other Helmets.

February 25

Added a reference to a study recommending ice skating helmets to our Journals page.

February 22

Added a link to Secure Sports ID on our Links page.

February 21

Added some new video clips to our Videos on the web page.

February 20

Added a new page of Bicycle Safety Flash Cards in English and Spanish.

February 20

Updated our page on our privacy policy.

February 13

Updated our page on reflectivity.

January 24

Updated NHTSA statistics on our Stats page.

January 20

Updated our page on dual-certified helmets.

January 17

Added new materials to our Toolkit and our Teachers pages.

January 15

Revised our page on helmets for big heads.

January 8

Added new info to our page on helmets and hearing aids.

January 6

Updated our page on Spanish-language materials.

January 6

Added links to materials from the Texas Bicycle Coalition.

January 4

Added the Trek Interval XL to our Helmets for Big Heads page.

January 2

Updated our web stats for 2007--nearly a million visitors!

January 1, 2008

Updated all of our pamphlets and many other pages for the new year.

2007

January 24

Updated NHTSA statistics on our Stats page.

January 20

Updated our page on dual-certified helmets.

January 17, 2008

Added new materials to our Toolkit and our Teachers pages.

January 15

Revised our page on helmets for big heads.

January 8

Added new info to our page on helmets and hearing aids.

January 6, 2008

Updated our page on Spanish-language materials.

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