Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing concussions than MIPS

Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by dharmab on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:58AM (#20827330)

> You can get a DOT approved helmet for $150, but the general perception in the community is "if you have a $150 head, wear a $150 helmet".

This is absolutely not the modern perception. The modern perception is that DOT is a joke and that a $120 SNELL or ECE helmet is better than a $500 DOT helmet.

Also, your statement about "european standards meant for racing" is nonsense. ECE is a standard for street use, and SNELL is an American standard.

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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by perl4ever on Saturday August 31, 2019 @02:47PM (#20848099)

I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere the argument that because Snell standards involve a higher speed impact, that there might be a tradeoff and they would be less cushiony for a lower speed one. So maybe more stringent standards are not necessarily better; it depends on what standard is the most realistic wrt the average crash.

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Re:Bontrager’s WaveCel material more effective at preventing... by dharmab on Saturday August 31, 2019 @10:28PM (#20850189)

Both are better than DOT which is an absolutely useless standard.

https://youtu.be/0BUyp3HX8cY

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