11-10-2015, 04:13 AM
hmmm I was under the impression that one of the goals of 'CE' ratings was that very specific and quantiative tests are performed on the various kinds of gear and that CE rated gear had to pass these tests...
It seems like that would fulfill a lot of the goal of being able to have some kind of confidence that a piece of gear is up to a certain standard (like the US 'DOT' and 'Snell' standards for helmets) ?
Of course meeting these standards is no guarantee of safety, but it does throw in some objectivity ?
It seems like that would fulfill a lot of the goal of being able to have some kind of confidence that a piece of gear is up to a certain standard (like the US 'DOT' and 'Snell' standards for helmets) ?
Of course meeting these standards is no guarantee of safety, but it does throw in some objectivity ?