SINGAPORE: The Singapore Motor Cycle Trade Association has called for a review of the local motorcycle helmet safety standard after the Government proposed increasing penalties for selling or importing non-approved helmets.
This includes helmets from brands like Arai, AGV and Shoei that might not necessarily be locally certified and can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars.Dealers continue to import these helmets without sending them for local testing to save costs and to meet demand by riders who continue to buy them for their exclusive nature, striking looks or perceived high standards of safety.
But according to motorbike websites, it is hard to say which standard is the best, as the tests are administered differently and according to local conditions. According to the SMCTA, the price of testing open face helmets is S$1,283 for a minimum of four pieces, with the next five pieces costing S$194 each. There is also an additional stamping fee of S$110.A helmet dealer who declined to be named told CNA that he does not send his helmets for local testing to save costs, especially as he only imports a small number each time.
Nevertheless, the dealer said there is continued demand for non-approved helmets in Singapore, highlighting that riders are looking for something more sturdy than the approved helmets usually given as free gifts when buying a brand new motorcycle. “I was wearing a Singapore-approved helmet that cost S$90, and during one particular slow fall, the visor shattered and sent a shard through my eyelid. It almost blinded me in the eye,” he said.When asked if he was afraid of getting caught for wearing a non-approved helmet, Andy said he has always understood that he could be fined S$50.
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