That’s why the recent article on DOT helmet safety data from Ultimate Motorcycling really isn’t all that surprising. The publication stated that since 2014, 124 helmets with claimed DOT approved ...

In the Government’s Own Sanctioned Testing The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) employed Act Labs—an independent lab in California—to test DOT helmets for labeling and ...

While most AGV helmets are both DOT and ECE compliant (the K6 S, for example, is denoted as DOT and E2206), not all of them performed well in the NHTSA's performance testing.

There are myriad issues with the way DOT rated helmets are tested for minimum safety standards, not least of which is the fact that the standard (FMVSS 218) was written in 1974. A DOT rated helmet ...

It's relatively cheap and easy to find a road-legal helmet in the U.S., but getting one that'll actually protect your head in a crash is a little bit harder.

Helmet safety is improving, so the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is adjusting its STAR rating system to help differentiate the top ...

Therefore, new helmets that haven't been launched yet, such as the new Met Trenta, Poc Cytal Lite, Ekoi Aerodinamica, and Sweet Protection Tucker III 2vi, all of which are currently being used at the ...