The clickbait headline is just an outright lie, and the assumption that DOT = bad is what I mainly take issue with. Also thinking that the double impact test was good? Bad? It’s shown as both in this article.

It depends on the prefix for Snell. There are certs that begin with “SA” for cars, and “M” for motorcycles. For example, SA2020 vs M2020.

Thank you for posting. I have been confused by the new ECE 06. I run a Bell Race Star Flex for the street and it conforms to both ECE 05 and SNELL M2020. I’m hoping that’s the best of all worlds.

Okay, I realize you mean well, but this post is significantly unhelpful in terms of providing useful information. It’s also flat-out wrong in some respects. Did you even trade emails with any helmet standards guys before posting this? I’ll try to address things in an orderly fashion.

Teachers and nurses are the biggest yin-yang of seemingly boring professionals who get absolutely wild off hours. 

GM fucked Saturn up by trying to “leverage” the name and the brand loyalty into more upscale cars. The thing is that those of us that bought those early GREAT ones either wanted those again or moved on to something else. I didn’t want a Saturn SUV or “nice” Sedan or a 2 seat convertible. There are people in the world…

They should’ve had Saturn buy GM instead of the other way around. Then they could use Saturn’s new systems across all of GM

If you are buying a collector/toy/old car, buy the best example you can find. It’s ALWAYS cheaper to spend extra up front on a great car, rather than the “needs work” example. You will spend more on repairs and time than you would if you just bought the good one. 

Brake pads.

The Question really should be reversed: “What’s worth going cheap on.”

NEVER buy cheap gaskets or seals. Buy the nicest felpro you can.

Anything that’s a colossal pain in the ass to re-do. If you own one of those cars where changing the headlights involve removing the front bumper, get the super extended ultra long life bulbs for $2 more.

Tires, for the love of God do not get the cheapest tires, it’s the only thing connecting you to the ground. I’ve lived with them for years and the difference is night and day to the major label brands.

Tires. Don’t buy the cheap Chinese/Taiwanese tires that are extremely hard and increase your braking distance. They lack grip and tend to handle abysmally in the rain. There’s plenty of cheap tires made by proper tire manufacturers you should buy instead if you’re working with a limited budget.

Anything that connects you to the ground. Mattress, shoes, tyres/brakes (any running gear), chairs.

Tires. Save money somewhere else.

Shocks and struts. Nothing transforms a car quicker than a good shock/strut.

Or at least put a “chariots only” provision on His license.

A poison.. that comes with a great tax break, special breaks at work and school, and big helpings of good ol’ cognitive dissonance and hypocrisy.

Woman: “I have faith in God, He won’t let me crash”