2 Rebooting with Virginia Tech’s Bicycle Helmet Ratings
Author: fasterskier.com
Published: 06/12/2022
Review: 4.72 (507 vote)
Summary: · The protection ratings use a 1-5 star system and a numerical score in determining a helmet’s capacity to reduce concussion risk. Readers should
3 Virginia Tech STAR Ratings For Football Helmets: Helpful But Come
Author: concussions.smart-teams.org
Published: 07/19/2022
Review: 4.59 (440 vote)
Summary: Nine helmets were rated 4 stars (classified by Virginia Tech as “very good”): three by Schutt, two by Riddell and Rawlings, one by Xenith, and one by SG. As in
Summary: · The testing is 100 percent independent of funding or influence from helmet manufacturers. This year Virginia Tech rated a total of 138 helmets
5 Virginia Tech Helmet Lab takes on snow sports | VTx
Author: vtx.vt.edu
Published: 02/05/2022
Review: 4.08 (386 vote)
Summary: · The lab’s impact tests recreate what happens when a skier’s head hits a snow-covered hill by dropping a dummy headform on an angled steel anvil
Summary: The helmet ratings are the culmination of over 15 years of research on head impacts in sports and identify which helmets best reduce concussion risk. This work
Source: https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/
7 New Ratings from Virginia Tech Helmet Lab – Northwest in Motion
Author: northwest.motion.social
Published: 07/19/2022
Review: 3.72 (292 vote)
Summary: · The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has been rating protective headgear since 2011. They started with football helmets, then expanded to hockey, soccer
8 Virginia Tech Tested and Rated the Safest Bike Helmets, Finds
Author: singletracks.com
Published: 04/01/2022
Review: 3.5 (460 vote)
Summary: · Virginia Tech rates the helmets with a 1-5 star rating, with a 5-star rating being the highest, and best at reducing concussions. The university
Summary: Summary: Virginia Tech University has developed a methodology for testing helmets for their ability to reduce concussions. After football and hockey helmets
Source: https://helmets.org/vatechstar.htm
10 For 5-star head protection, cyclists have dozens of options – IIHS
Author: iihs.org
Published: 12/26/2021
Review: 3.11 (591 vote)
Summary: · Virginia Tech has tested 139 bike helmets in total. In addition to the 73 helmets with 5-stars, another 37 earn 4 stars. Another 24 helmets have
11 Sweet Protection’s Trailblazer Mips Tops Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings
Author: shop-eat-surf.com
Published: 05/07/2022
Review: 2.95 (125 vote)
Summary: · In collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Virginia Tech Biomechanics Helmet Lab impact tests helmets to evaluate
12 Putting helmets to the test: Virginia Tech Helmet Lab takes on snow
Author: wsls.com
Published: 04/21/2022
Review: 2.73 (57 vote)
Summary: · “We developed a test method that emulates specifically how people hit their head skiing and snowboarding. So we have to think about things like
13 Virginia Tech updates their tested helmets – Mips
Author: mipsprotection.com
Published: 10/24/2021
Review: 2.67 (154 vote)
Summary: The list of 50 helmets tested and ranked by Virginia Tech is located here. “After thousands of hours in research, testing, and development, we are very glad to
14 Sweet Protection’s Trailblazer Mips tops the renowned Virginia Tech
Author: sweetprotection.com
Published: 01/05/2022
Review: 2.63 (137 vote)
Summary: Trailblazer Mips Helmet has received the highest rating to date of more than 120 helmets currently tested by the renowned Virginia Tech Biomechanics Helmet Lab
15 There’s a new safest road helmet on the market … – CyclingTips
Author: cyclingtips.com
Published: 02/20/2022
Review: 2.54 (64 vote)
Summary: · The Virginia Tech test methodology determines the effectiveness of a helmet in reducing concussion risk as a result of linear acceleration and
