aardvark wrote:gizmo wrote:I was sure the AS is harder to pass than the Snell test? I remember reading in a bike magazine a few years ago & I'm sure the Aussie test was harder than the snell testing?
From the RTA Crash Lab:
Australian Standards require that helmets sold in Australia have certain penetration capabilities. They use a 3kg spike and drop it on the helmet from 3 foot. Snell and DOT testing does not incorporate this.
Jase
from 2005, Snell (in their M2005 certification) do now incorporate this test-
"Shell Penetration Test
The shell penetration test applies to motorcycle, special application racing, kart racing, skiing and equestrian helmets. The helmet is affixed to a rigid base. A 3 kg sharply pointed striker is dropped in a guided fall onto the helmet from a prescribed height. The test striker must not penetrate the helmet or even achieve momentary contact with the head form."
from http://www.smf.org/
hth
cheers