Investor Presentaiton
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We must set the record straight when we see opinions offered as facts. If we don't, they will be accepted as facts.
NHTSA recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 218, which concerns motorcycle safety helmets.
• NHTSA proposes to modify the existing performance requirements of the standard by adding construction
requirements.
• The objective is to aid law enforcement officers in enforcing local state helmet laws which have adopted FMVSS No.
218.
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⚫ The MRF and numerous SMROs have submitted comments pointing out the problems with the proposed amendments.
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The proposal fails to take into consideration the rapid pace of technological change in this area. The proposed
dimension and compression requirements will effectively shut out manufacturers who use technology to construct
superior helmets. NHTSA's answer to this is to create a list of helmets which will be exempt from the construction
requirements. The helmets on this list will comply with the performance requirements of FMVSS No. 218 but fail to
meet its proposed construction requirements. That strategy creates a worse problem. The law enforcement officer on
the street will not have immediate access to such a list. This is likely to result in needless detentions and wrongful
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