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Postby richbee » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:09 pm
Postby ValleyForge » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:22 pm
The insurer would seek to have any payout markedly limited. And the defence team would seek to infer that a cyclist who rides with a non-AS compliant helmet is fundamentally reckless.g-boaf wrote: I bet the defendant lawyers would try to use that to say the driver was innocent and you were a law-breaker.
Postby AUbicycles » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:42 pm
Postby find_bruce » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:49 pm
Postby cp123 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:04 pm
eeksll wrote:it is my understanding that you would could get a fine for that.jemo27 wrote:I was touring in North America and my Australian bicycle helmet broke so I purchased an American one from a bicycle store in Seattle and continued cycle touring for another 3 months. Does than mean when I use it back in Australia, I'm breaking the law?
Postby AUbicycles » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:43 pm
Postby ValleyForge » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:54 pm
So 5% of an insurance payout is WAAAY more than even a Kask helmet!find_bruce wrote:
To put it into simple terms, the insurer must prove that the cyclists injuries were worse than if the cyclist was wearing a helmet that had an Australian standards sticker.
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:58 pm
What were these judges pinging on?find_bruce wrote:The Court of Appeal found the judge was correct that the contributory negligence due to not wearing a helmet was 5% and that being intoxicated did not contribute to the accident at all.
Postby find_bruce » Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:44 pm
In Mr Rooskov's case, 5% was about $30,000 so yesValleyForge wrote:So 5% of an insurance payout is WAAAY more than even a Kask helmet!
Postby Top_Bhoy » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:08 pm
Is there evidence that an AS helmet is 'better' than a EU or US standard helmet? Also, unless a helmet was tested with an external device attached e.g. camera or light, attaching an external device should normally invalidate the testing.ValleyForge wrote:Maybe I'm a bit profligate, but I can't see the "benefit" in saving a few dollars for a non-AS helmet. Like trying baby oil in your hydro brakes to save money. Brakes and brains are important.
Postby mikesbytes » Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:14 pm
Postby Duck! » Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:25 pm
Some elements of the Australian standard are more stringent than overseas standards, so yes, an Aus-spec helmet can be better than an OS model. It does depend on the manufacturers to an extent though, whether they engineer the helmet with Australian testing in mind, in which case the Aus helmet is no better than the others, or an existing OS model may be presented for Aus testing, fail, and be reworked to pass the Aus test.Top_Bhoy wrote:Is there evidence that an AS helmet is 'better' than a EU or US standard helmet?ValleyForge wrote:Maybe I'm a bit profligate, but I can't see the "benefit" in saving a few dollars for a non-AS helmet. Like trying baby oil in your hydro brakes to save money. Brakes and brains are important.
Postby find_bruce » Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Postby Patt0 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:51 pm
Postby AUbicycles » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:40 am
This does not rule against attachments, however they must be safe5.1.2 Attachment of components
None of the components, or any accessories, shall be fitted to the helmet in such a way that they are likely to cause injury to the wearer in the event of an impact.
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:44 am
Postby AUbicycles » Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:21 pm
Postby Patt0 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:16 pm
Postby limetang » Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:38 pm
Postby ValleyForge » Sun Jul 31, 2016 10:06 pm
I'm glad it is identical.limetang wrote:I've happily bought helmets overseas. Years ago I had a Giro Atmos which was identical to a friend's AS stickered model.
Postby uad782 » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:11 pm
Postby AUbicycles » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:51 pm
Postby limetang » Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:01 am
Congratulations on your high horse perspective. I doubt your AS approved helmets are any safer than the overseas equivalent.ValleyForge wrote:I'm glad it is identical.limetang wrote:I've happily bought helmets overseas. Years ago I had a Giro Atmos which was identical to a friend's AS stickered model.
All my family ride with AS helmets and AS sunglasses. I wouldn't let any of them travel overseas for surgery, nor would I let let any of them fly on an airline on the EU Blacklist no mmatter how much money they were saving.
It's perspective. Like I posted earlier - like using baby oil for brake fluid.
Postby Duck! » Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:42 pm
Postby eeksll » Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:54 pm
Given we pay a high price on all other bike parts, are do helmets have a extra premium?limetang wrote: With our small market and economies of scale, we are locked into helmets at obscene prices compared with other parts of the world.
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