Attachments Mounted onto an Approved Motorcycle Helmet

There has been a growing demand for fitting aftermarket attachments onto motorcycle helmets. A recent study aimed to determine whether mounting two types of attachments – a video camera and a Bluetooth communications device – affected motorcycle helmet compliance with design standards. A series of tests were conducted and the results indicated that in some cases, attaching the devices caused the helmet to fail one of the tests specified in a number of design standards. A further study now underway is investigating how this relates to an increased risk of injury to the wearer in a crash.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Suratno, B
  • Leavy, D
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2017, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Publication Date: 2017-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10-12 October, Perth, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Digital video; Helmets; Injuries; Injury rates; Motorcyclists; Standardization; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crash helmets; Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New South Wales
• ATRI Terms: Australian standard; Compliance; Helmet; Injury rate; Motorcyclist; Video
• ITRD Terms: COMPLIANCE (SPECIF)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2018 10:05AM