This belongs to a young man who lost control of his motorcycle and his head hit a tree, or post. He doesn't remember. I looked inside for any identifying tags and found nothing.
Forgive me for intruding, but if the young man is alive to not remember what he hit, and a helmet isn't supposed to be reused after a crash, isn't breakage perfectly fine given a hard enough hit? (vehicle dynamics weren't mentioned in your post, but I assume he wasn't going 5 MPH.) Actually, as I understand it, the energy required to actually BREAK something is energy dissipated from the impact.
Yeah, at least he's alive. But it doesn't look like a high quality helmet. Pretty sure the brand is TCMT and you can buy on Amazon for $40 with free shipping. https://www.amazon.com/TCMT-Matte-S...8&qid=1492305021&sr=1-13&keywords=tcmt+helmet
I would think that it should stay intact. Otherwise you introduce the possibility of foreign objects entering post impact and causing more damage. Worse case would be the helmet breaking apart directly after impact, and the rider striking something else.
More details on the crash? How fast was he going? Etc. That could be the greatest helmet EVER depending on the crash.
Don't buy it??? I'd endorse the hell out of that helmet!! Dude hits a tree at 40mph and is alive????? I'd say that helmet did its job very freaking well and should be e-mailing the manufact. with a giant Thank You followed by hookers and blow for everyone. Edit: Holy crap, didn't even see the part about it being $40....the just reiterates my point. He cheaped out on the most important piece of equipment, is alive after an impact.....again, he needs to be endorsing that helmet. Also agree with the post below me.....are we really concerned with a $40 helmet here???
$40 dollar helmet is better than no helmet. I spent almost a week in the ICU after a crash that destroyed a $800 Arai... would I have spent no time with an HJC? Would I be dead in a Bell? 2 weeks in a Shoei? No one knows, every crash is different. At least he had something on.
I always find it funny when price is the determining factor in the safety of a helmet.(not the topic of the OP) Let's look at Arai. Lowest retail on is around $550 I think with the CorsairX around $950. Both pass with flying colors the exact same safety test. Is the X a safer helmet because it cost almost double? No. So, why all the extra money? Because plush lazy boy liners, safety release check pads, better air flow , high speed buffering gizmos. These are what makes higher end helmets cost more. Nothing to do with the safety of the helmet.
Seen worse. It does have DOT certification, which is good. It would be nice to see a SNELL cert also, but I doubt a $40 helmet is even submitted for their testing.
True but plastic like that isn't anywhere near as efficient at dissipating it as the composites used in good helmets. There's every likelihood he would remember it and be fine in a real helmet.
Had friend hit a deer while wearing a Shoei. His helmet was even worse but his head was OK. I assume the pavement did the damage, he didn't remember. He obviously survived so it was a win. So is this.
Having seen thousands of helmets used and abused and the riders afterwards - I totally disagree. Passing a baseline test is great, how it passes that test matters though when you're talking about your head. The cheap helmets just don't work as well. No matter who is making the excuses for them I see more concussions and hurt riders with cheap helmets. I can't ban them because there is no test as you say that can measure the difference but I know there is one and I would if I could... As always those who want to get free helmets from the newest players on the market will argue. Those who want to be cool by going against the expensive helmets will argue. Those who are just plain cheap will argue. But keep in mind something - I have a lot of experience in this area, more than any rider out there, I can get free cheap helmets, I spend my money on Arais and the new HJCs and I buy Evelyne Shoeis. It's not for the graphics, it's not for the racing comfort as it makes them kind of annoying street helmets.