PROTOTYPE OF LIGHTWEIGHT HELMETS FOR USERS OF LOW-SPEED TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES, COMBINING SATISFACTORY HEAD PROTECTION WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF ACCEPTABLE DESIGN AND WEARERS COMFORT

Highway accidents involving cyclists account for a not inconsiderable proportion of the casualties, both injured and killed, among two-wheeled-vehicle users, and their heads are a body sector that is frequently and severely injured. On the basis of known data concerning the human head's impact tolerance the Peugeot-Renault laboratory has designed and produced a prototype helmet for cyclists, that is suitably adapted to the head's impact tolerance and embodies also features of comfort and style. It is unacceptable for a cyclist to use a motor-cyclist's helmet for reasons having to do with both weight and comfort. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 393117. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented during the Proceedings of the 1984 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Delft, the Netherlands, 4, 5, 6 September 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

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• Authors:
  • Chamouard, F
  • Walfisch, G
  • Fayon, A
  • Tarriere, C
• Conference:
  • This paper was presented during the Proceedings of the 1984 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Delft, the Netherlands, 4, 5, 6 September 1984.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 179-192

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Conferences; Cyclists; Design; Engineering tolerance; Head; Helmets; Impacts; Lightweight materials; Protection; Protective clothing; Prototypes
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Tolerances
• ITRD Terms: 9138: Comfort; 8525: Conference; 1687: Crash helmet; 1742: Cyclist; 9011: Design (overall design); 8036: France; 9038: Lightweight; 9109: Prototype
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393131
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM