Helmets: Buying the best helmet

**jdm_b16a** · 27-10-2011 07:30 AM

Great story in today's Daily Telegraph (Thursday October 27th) about a Survey on Helmets and how much protection they offer the wearer:

http://www.crash.org.au/home.html

Check it out before buying your next helmet, for either track days or general riding around on your bike.

Peter

**Riced_Civic** · 27-10-2011 08:51 AM

i say u buy one that protects you the most, cash should not be an issue when spending for safety

**jdm_b16a** · 27-10-2011 01:33 PM

Further info provided on the IPRANSW forum:

"All good, as long as you realize that no Motor Cycle Helmet is suitable for car use [Motorsport] if it has an M2000 / M2005 / M2010 Specification sticker/tag. As the CAMS Manual states... this Spec is for Supercarts only [or Motor Cycles]

Motor Cycle helmets lack a Fire Proof lining, or aren't legally required to be fireproof. Just because the Helmet has a red "AS 1698/5 tick" sticker attached does not signify its approval for car use...the M2000 tag overrides that. Obviously, all the other US/British /Euro Spec tags are CAMS acceptable as well for car use.

Also a silver AS1698 sticker[with no ticks] won't pass either....they are fakes."

Peter

**aaronng** · 27-10-2011 01:54 PM

So which Australian Standard does the helmet have to have in order to be suitable for car use? We currently just use bike helmets with the AS1698 5-tick sticker.