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Old 05-15-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bruce McCrary View Post
Overheard at the parts counter of the shop I recently went to work at;

"The difference between a DOT helmet and a Snell one is that a DOT helmet is good up to a 65 mph crash and a Snell is good up to about 120."

This was said by a parts guy who has worked for the dealership for almost 9 years to a middle aged husband and wife buying their first motorcycle.

I went in the back and beat my (unprotected) head against the wall...

Bruce

So did you show the guy the differences between DOT and Snell testing? Did you ask him how he came to the conclusions he spouted to the couple?

And put a helmet on the next time you beat your head against the wall! And not a 1/2 helmet either.
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