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13-05-2010, 01:34pm
"The US Snell test and the Australian test are similar. Both are much more rigourous than the DOT requirments and the EU standard".
So wouldn't a helmet passing US Snell and Australian tests pass the EU standard test? I'm just thinking that manufacturers like Arai and Shoei would surely be building their helmets to the higher standard, because that would lessen production cost. That would make more sense than building the same model helmet to different countries certification requiements.
If this is the case then a UK Arai helmet should be allowed in Australia. The onus should be on the Police to prove Arai UK helmets are different to Australian helmets, and that can only probably be done through an Arai statement.
Not a foolproof argument I know, but I'm wary of this rort when it comes to multi-national companies' products that are clearly the same item..
So wouldn't a helmet passing US Snell and Australian tests pass the EU standard test? I'm just thinking that manufacturers like Arai and Shoei would surely be building their helmets to the higher standard, because that would lessen production cost. That would make more sense than building the same model helmet to different countries certification requiements.
If this is the case then a UK Arai helmet should be allowed in Australia. The onus should be on the Police to prove Arai UK helmets are different to Australian helmets, and that can only probably be done through an Arai statement.
Not a foolproof argument I know, but I'm wary of this rort when it comes to multi-national companies' products that are clearly the same item..
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