WA the bloody nanny state

[1300hayabusa]

Belzybob your dislike for SAI Global seems to be clouding your mind. Presently An approved motorcycle helmet is a protective helmet for motorcycle riders of a type that:
Complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698:2006 Protective Helmets For Vehicle Users, as amended by Amendment No. 1 of 28 September 2007 and Amendment No. 2 of 27 May 2009; or
Is an earlier version of Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698 or Australian Standard 1698-1988 that was in force at the time of manufacture or importation; and
Has a mark certifying compliance with an above standard.
Motorcycle helmets manufactured after 31 March 2011 must have an identifying mark from a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) certifying compliance with an above standard.
Accredited companies that certify motorcycle helmets are as follows
BSI, Global-Mark, TUV RA and your favourite SAI Global with there 5 ticks.
Yes may make these companies money but ensures a safe standard of helmet.

Im not disagreeing with you but standards which are used in countries IE:Germany,Italy Spain,UK and the US(to mention a few) should be accepted here in Aus and one scenario that happened to me was that I bought an Arai from a race meet in Germany and when i was here in Funny Qld I was pulled over by one of the nice officers and was fined because the fcukin sticker and inner lining do not have the "miraculous" Aus standard.If a helmet is good enough for German roads than common sense dictates that it would/should be good for here too.......but NO FCUK NO that would be too logical for the asswipes in power to comprehend.I think o/seas standards are as good if not better than the ones here and im only saying that after taking in considering that their turn over/sales of helmets,bikes etc bypasses us by miles,their huge feedback and experience should be an eye opener for us .On a similar note,when I stay in Germany for longer periods of time I usually end up buying a helmet or two and Im impressed by the sales people when the first thing they ask me when i say I want a helmet is "what bike do you ride??,as we need to show you what speed rated helmet/models go with that bike"....I guarantee you that most bike sales people here would not know where to start with that .