What is it about?

Snowsport helmets are promoted as an effective injury prevention strategy, but what do people think they will do for them? This article explores what instructors and guests think there helmets can do for them.

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Why is it important?

To get the most from our helmets, we need to understand what they can and cannot do for us.

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If we over rates what helmets can do, we may behave in ways that the helmet cannot provide the protection we expect.

Dr Tracey J Dickson
University of Canberra

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This page is a summary of: Helmets: What do Snowsport Instructors and Guests Know and Expect?, January 2015, ASTM International,
DOI: 10.1520/stp158220140008.
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