And you'll notice that he successfully plants his left foot, but momentum just carries him ahead and into the fall and roll. And this is a best case scenario.
"The deaths came as a result of head trauma, with at least three of the accidents happening with the rider in a helmet."
Where are you getting that quote? The article seems to contradict that:
"Alongside the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the company now seeks to remedy the products after four known death cases — three without a helmet — between 2019 and 2021."
I see someone riding one of these around my neighborhood in what is essentially full motorcycle gear:
- full helmet with closed visor
- armored jacket with elbow pads
- knee pads
- all high vis
Still doesn’t look like it’s enough while they cross a street in front of turning cars.
All various motorcycle helmet standards. ECE is the EU standard, DOT is the US Department of Transportation standard, FIM is another, stricter EU standard (Functional Independence Measure), and Snell is not an acronym but is an independent safety testing organization.
Also when I was buying my motorcycle gear (8 years ago) the general conses I recall is that ECE ~= DOT. Not sure what OP means regarding DOT certification.
- is nearly 50 years old without meaningful changes to reflect half a century of head injury and brain injury research
- has significantly lower standards for how much force can be transmitted through the helmet to your skull - well within values that commonly cause skull fracture
- does not have any brain injury criteria for rotational trauma
- does not have any independent random testing, and limited independent random test studies have found 50% of labeled helmets don't meet the standard
The last point is especially frightening! ECE has fixed all of these issues. Fortnine's videos on this (and the problems with Snell 2020R/2020D) are a great place to learn more.
He hopefully wasn't expecting to stop himself like that, that looks painful, it's asking for a sprain! But what a nice roll, does the fellow practice judo?
"The deaths came as a result of head trauma, with at least three of the accidents happening with the rider in a helmet."