[flamed250r]

I just bought my first bike, a ninja 250 and i am looking at a helmet I live in London Ontario and I am wondering what saftey qualifications does my helmet need , such as d.o.t.


thanks

 

[JasonFMHS]

I believe its a US regulation that it must be DOT and up.

 

[stefano]

The first qualification is that the box reads heLmet and not hemet... otherwise you know something's wrong :lol:

What does DOT stand for? I see it written all over these boards and I know what it means... just curious as to what it stands for exactly!

 

[Sepist]

Department of Transportation

 

[ervins]

All I have to say is get a good helmet.

 

[JasonFMHS]

All I have to say is get a good helmet.

Yeah... it protects your noggin... usually the more expensive the better... that goes for the ones that you are not paying 1000 bucks for the paint job.

 

[Averitteg]

Definitley don't be cheap when you buy a helmet...it may just save your life one day...

 

[stefano]

Department of Transportation

Well that was disappointing :lol:

 

[Averitteg]

The first qualification is that the box reads heLmet and not hemet... otherwise you know something's wrong :lol:

What does DOT stand for? I see it written all over these boards and I know what it means... just curious as to what it stands for exactly!

DOT...Dumb ol' Trademark?!

 

[ervins]

Definitley don't be cheap when you buy a helmet...it may just save your life one day...

My SUOMY saved mine.

 

[JimmyD]

SNELL is my minimum recommendation if you can afford a helmet with that qualification.

 

[evmo]

SNELL is my minimum recommendation if you can afford a helmet with that qualification.

I don't think snell is used anywhere but the USA

 

[elr658]

Whatever the applicable Canadian regs are.

 

[JimmyD]

I don't think snell is used anywhere but the USA

My Canadian AC-10 has Snell on the back of it.

We're pretty much America Junior anyway LOL. It would make sense to helmet manufacturers to market SNELL helmets here as the SNELL certification exceeds DOT anyway.

Canadian regs are just DOT. I think the added protection isn't too out of the ordinary though.