I actually got pulled over because of my GoPro side mount, the officer said that it was unsafe and could break my neck in a crash, first off he was wrong, a gopro would snap off, not snap my neck, second he was just making excuses up to pull over bikers...After reading that Michael Schumacher's GoPro may have been responsible for his helmet 'exploding' on impact with a rock while skiing, I've gotten a little paranoid. From what I can tell, motorcycle helmets seem to be a little more robust than ski helmets, though we are generally more at risk on a motorcycle. It's possible that the camera basically pierced into the helmet and split it in two.
Have there been any studies/articles on injuries caused my wearing a camera on a helmet?
Glad you are okay, and that's to true about POs they pulled over me to check all my details, something they can do just by searching up my registrationfrom there car.I actually got pulled over because of my GoPro side mount, the officer said that it was unsafe and could break my neck in a crash, first off he was wrong, a gopro would snap off, not snap my neck, second he was just making excuses up to pull over bikers...
Your fine, I've wreck during a boarder x event at about 45 and my gopro just snapped off, my helmet was fine, and I was as well.
I actually got pulled over because of my GoPro side mount, the officer said that it was unsafe and could break my neck in a crash, first off he was wrong, a gopro would snap off, not snap my neck, second he was just making excuses up to pull over bikers...
Your fine, I've wreck during a boarder x event at about 45 and my gopro just snapped off, my helmet was fine, and I was as well.
I too would be interested to see if there has been any research in to cameras on helmets in an accident. Of course, it may well be the case that it does, and the severity is certainly unknown. But then again, a camera mounted on the right won't affect you if you land on your left
I think it's fair to say you'd be a fool to assume anything with regards to safety with a camera fitted or not as the case maybe - until proper research is done. I would imagine there's a bunch of folk right now trying to work out the best way of carrying out some realistic tests on bike and ski helmets...
Show me an example case study, otherwise you're a fool.
Whether I agree with you or not, you can't just call people with a different opinion a fool when neither side have evidence.
Definitely a matter of opinion until a scientific study has been performed, my overly aggressive friend.
For all you know, a GoPro on the chin could disperse the force of certain impacts across the back of the camera. We simply don't know either way. Period.
There is no evidence for your opinion