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.

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 ...

DOT helmets can limit your risk of a skull fracture, but they're unlikely to do much to protect you from concussion. Of course, if a cheap manufacturer skimps on testing, the helmets may not ...

Some of the cheapest helmets perform really well. Some of the most expensive helmets don't perform well at all,” said Duma. Virginia Tech has been testing and rating helmets since 2011.