[net.cycle] Brain Bucket Info

animal@ihlpa.UUCP (D. Starr) (11/14/86)

In response to all the questions about helmets that have shown
up on the net lately, I'd like to recommend that you check out
the November issue of ROAD RIDER.  They've got a special section
on helmets, including an article on helmet standards, where they
come from and how they're measured (including a funny typo), an
interview with Harry Hurt in which he claims the theoretically
"more lenient" DOT standard provides better protection for road
riders than the stiffer Snell standard, a rebuttal from the Snell
folks, and a comparison of several high-tech helmets including
the vented Marushin and the flip-front BMW.  There's also the
usual complement of other stuff, like a test of the Suzuki Savage,
a 625cc single (!) cruiser that seems to have it all over the Honda
Rebel 450 in the "sophomore bike" market, and an interesting article
on the Natchez Trace Parkway.  Best of all, there's nothing about
helmet laws or legal issues outside the letters page!