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Online interview with Beachmoto to promote helmet safety:
Everything you need to know about SNELL Helmet Certification
Adventure Radio podcast: How to Choose the Right Motorcycle Helmet | Testing Helmets at the Snell Foundation
,
July 4, 2019
(
local podcast copy (mp3)
,
local cover page copy (pdf)
)
KCRA 3 Common Ground: Snell Helmet Testing
,
October 2017
The California Department of Education Driver Education Update
(
Spring 2016
, Volume 3, Issue 1) features
"Use Your Head: Wear a Helmet!" article
by Hong Zhang, Senior Program Director, Snell Memorial Foundation, Inc
"ON THE RECORD: Michio Arai, President and CEO, Arai Helmet, LTD" A rare interview with the man who helped shape the modern motorcycle helmet.
in
May 2015 issue of
'Cycle World' magazine
Motorcycle Mentor podcast: How Snell tests motorcycle helmets
,
May 2, 2014
(
local podcast copy - part 1 (mp3)
,
local podcast copy - part 2 (mp3)
,
local podcast copy - part 3 (mp3)
,
local cover page copy (pdf)
)
"The Fashion Accessory that could save your life" article
in
May/June 2014 issue of
'Women On Wheels' magazine
"FairWarning - Booming Sales of Novelty Helmets Boost Toll of Motorcycle Deaths" article
Fair Warning
April 22, 2013
On
March 12 2013
Hong Zhang, Snell’s Director of Education talked on radio program "Sidestand Up" on motorcycle helmet issues.
Recorded audio
(mp3, 21 min, 8 MB)
"Now popular on the slopes, ski helmets have their limits" article
Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota
February 17, 2013
"Gettin' Dirty With Sand Safety: SNELL helmet approval - background and testing criteria" article
'SAND SPORTS' magazine
September/October 2011
"Snell Certification and Motorcycle Helmets" article
The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
Novemeber 2011
"Motorcycle Helmets Product Guide" article
Motorcycle USA
November 19, 2007
Bike Helmets Help Even Tot Bicyclists
The
Sacramento Bee
, October 30, 1997.
Bike Helmet a Must Even in Heat
Los Angeles Times,
August 10, 1997.
A Head-on Collision Over Bike Helmets
Business Week
, Vol. 3535, July 14, 1997.
CPSC Releases Bicycle Safety Tips
M2 PressWIRE
, June 6, 1997.
Safety Tips for Young Bicyclists
Los Angeles Times,
April 23, 1997.
Is Your Child Ready for a Two-Wheeler?
Humpty Dumpty's Magazine,
April, 1997.
Helmet-Safety Foundation Tries on Some New Hats
The
Wall Street Journal,
Nov. 27, 1996.
Q&A to Your Motorcycle Helmets
The
Motorcycle Product News
Magazine, 1996.
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