The amendment to the European helmet standard ECE 22-05 has dramatic consequences for the folding helmets offered on the German market.
In the future must all exclusively in the closed state as "Full face helmets" tested models (on the sewn label) indicated on the letter "P" with a device be fitted to effectively prevent the one-hand opening. Old helmets must be retrofitted.
Sense of action: wearing of open folding helmets while driving (which was previously also been disallowed, was tolerated but mostly) should be made impossible. The European helmet manufacturers have jointly developed a system that fixes how works a kind of strap and the Chin section in the closed position. The opening of this belt can be only Ambidextrous and practically only in the State - which would be done to meet the revised standard. The first retrofit seat belts (HSB - helmet safe belt) are already on the BMW branches, which experience has shown that have the highest density of helmet in their customers to get for 19.95 euro.
The big chains (Louis, Polo and co.) are supplied from the 1.4.2011. All helmets which have an authorisation as integral and Jet helmet (indicated by the letters "P/J") are explicitly exempt from this new provision.
In the future must all exclusively in the closed state as "Full face helmets" tested models (on the sewn label) indicated on the letter "P" with a device be fitted to effectively prevent the one-hand opening. Old helmets must be retrofitted.
Sense of action: wearing of open folding helmets while driving (which was previously also been disallowed, was tolerated but mostly) should be made impossible. The European helmet manufacturers have jointly developed a system that fixes how works a kind of strap and the Chin section in the closed position. The opening of this belt can be only Ambidextrous and practically only in the State - which would be done to meet the revised standard. The first retrofit seat belts (HSB - helmet safe belt) are already on the BMW branches, which experience has shown that have the highest density of helmet in their customers to get for 19.95 euro.
The big chains (Louis, Polo and co.) are supplied from the 1.4.2011. All helmets which have an authorisation as integral and Jet helmet (indicated by the letters "P/J") are explicitly exempt from this new provision.
