(07-16-2016, 01:19 PM)kmoney_imp Wrote: (07-16-2016, 12:40 PM)Ulvetanna_imp Wrote: [url=http://nypost.com/2014/10/13/gopro-sinks-on-report-helmet-cam-worsened-skiers-injury/]michael schumacher (F1 driver) got serious brain injuries in a skiing accident and a gopro was strongly implicated (2014)
the helmet broke where the camera was mounted
in the time since it's been determined anything mounted on a helmet of any type can cause a torque to the helmet or additional damage
most track day orgs now ban any helmet-mounted cam
Didn't know that. I know a lot of guys who still do this on the street -- definetely something to share with them.
Didn't know that. I know a lot of guys who still do this on the street -- definetely something to share with them. i heard about the gopro safety think at my last track day but did not know about michael s until i read this thread and looked it up
but yes intuitively one would think anything mounted to the helmet is not such a good plan
pretty sure a snell rated lid would not crack or puncture from a gopro but the notion of the camera preventing the helmet sliding or creating snapping or torquing of the neck does not appeal to me
its also a distraction but then again have you heard of the two guys playing pokemon go who fell off a cliff looking for a pokemon...
yes it happened and where else but california
big signs and fence and they still fell nearly a hundred feet
wonder if they found their pokemon btw they are going to be fine
some folks do not need to get out of the house they should stay home to play their video games