When it comes to independent helmet safety testing, few institutions hold as much authority as Virginia Tech University. Its helmet rating system offers consumers a clear, independent guide to how helmets across multiple sports perform in both high- and low-speed impacts. Importantly, Virginia Tech’s testing focuses on concussion risk, not just catastrophic impacts, setting it apart from the certification standards currently used in Europe, the US, and Australia.
For cyclists, Virginia Tech’s data is often the only meaningful publicly available resource for comparing helmets across price points and brands based on objective safety testing.
But now, the bar is being raised.
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