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<blockquote data-quote="tapeworm" data-source="post: 1757561" data-attributes="member: 26846">There are many more factors that go into helmets being safe than just a date. The top of the line helmet could be rotten after a month if it isn't stored properly. The basic foundation of an auto racing helmet has been the same for many, many years. A hard composite shell (fiberglass, carbon fiber, etc.) and styrofoam around the noggin. The styrofoam can dry out if not stored properly, it loses some of its cushioning properties any time it is impacted, whether from being dropped or just a simple knock against a roll bar. Motorcycle helmets have surpassed the auto racing industry with their omni-directional suspension systems inside the shell to absorb impact. I asked this question to someone in the safety field before... Why hasn't auto racing adopted this technology? The answer I was given was because that technology doesn't pass the flame resistance standards the auto industry requires. I agree that safety is important and I do everything I can to give myself the best safety equipment I can afford, but at some point everyone needs to accept the fact that we all enjoy this activity because of the danger factor involved and we have to accept the fact that bad stuff does happen and sometimes there was simply nothing more we could have done as individuals to prevent it other than not being there in the first place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tapeworm, post: 1757561, member: 26846"] There are many more factors that go into helmets being safe than just a date. The top of the line helmet could be rotten after a month if it isn't stored properly. The basic foundation of an auto racing helmet has been the same for many, many years. A hard composite shell (fiberglass, carbon fiber, etc.) and styrofoam around the noggin. The styrofoam can dry out if not stored properly, it loses some of its cushioning properties any time it is impacted, whether from being dropped or just a simple knock against a roll bar. Motorcycle helmets have surpassed the auto racing industry with their omni-directional suspension systems inside the shell to absorb impact. I asked this question to someone in the safety field before... Why hasn't auto racing adopted this technology? The answer I was given was because that technology doesn't pass the flame resistance standards the auto industry requires. I agree that safety is important and I do everything I can to give myself the best safety equipment I can afford, but at some point everyone needs to accept the fact that we all enjoy this activity because of the danger factor involved and we have to accept the fact that bad stuff does happen and sometimes there was simply nothing more we could have done as individuals to prevent it other than not being there in the first place. [/QUOTE]

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