DOT certification motocycle helmets

DOT

— the standard of the US Department of Transportation, which implies rather mild requirements for certified products. Thus, the technical criteria for assessing helmets were developed back in 1972 and have not changed much since then; they involve checking only for the standard size and weight of the head (without taking into account different options for size and weight). Moreover, the manufacturer himself is involved in the verification, he also makes a decision on certification, and the Ministry of Transport conducts only periodic inspections and selective testing. As a result, DOT is considered a less prestigious security certification than other options. However, it is worth noting that even such a certificate is preferable to the complete absence of checks; and a DOT-marked helmet will not necessarily be worse than a more severely certified model (although it is likely).