| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007124988 | Incident Date: Oct, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BULLHEAD CITY | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: SHOEI SAFETY HELMET |
| Model Name: SHOEI | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:motorcycle:helmets |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: June 2007 in 70% of the cases full face helmets were worn. bsf was seen in 59% of these cases. almost 50% of the severe impacts to the head were in the facial region and 42% of these impacts were to the chin bar. the prevalence of bsf was found to be mainly due to the migration of the skull fracture to the base of the skull due to the severity of the impact to the face (and other regions of the head). only two motorcycle helmet standards currently include chin bar tests: snell m2005 and un ece 22.05. the tests have significant differences in their requirements and do not specifically address the issue of basilar skull fracture. the test requirements were assessed using a typical current australian full face helmet. the results are discussed in terms of the protective requirements demonstrated in the field accident data and an understanding of current biomechanical injury tolerance. the study shows that the protection offered by the australian motorcycle helmet needs to be extended to cover the facial area, with the aim of reducing facial fractures. the conflicting criteria required of a test method, to protect from facial fracture and brain injury, whilst not causing neck injury are also discussed, and the needs for further work are outlined. *tr |
