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Anyone who thinks this is about safety is drinking the Kool-Aid. This is the same organization that has lobbied for decades AGAINST mandatory helmet laws. Despite social media and Youtube videos being the largest contributors to a boom in offroad racing all across the country, they target the cameras? Why you ask? Money.
In case you haven't noticed, they've started to live stream AMA sanctioned amateur events like GNCC....with commercials even. They're broadcasts...no different than any other televised event. That means they want people watching their broadcast, not Johnny Rocket's personal video.
If it was about safety, the rule would apply to the Pro's who take far more risk and are far more likely to suffer serious injury. Why doesn't it apply to Pro's you ask? Because the Pro's are already legally restricted from releasing their video. They sign agreements. You can't go onto Youtube and find a full Supercross from a racer's camera. You'll find a few minutes of video...released by a major sponsor of the series (paid for).
For those claiming "conspiracy theory"...lol...take a look in the mirror. Show me data supporting the claim that a camera attached to a helmet meaningfully increases the risk of injury to the rider. You should know by now that anytime something doesn't make sense, all you have to do is follow the money.
Also, I find no practical difference in mounting my Hero 9 to my fender vs a helmet mount.
Cams attached to the visor are legal according to the verbiage of the rule. Visors aren't included in helmet testing. They're actually required to be removed by FMVSS 218. Since the AMA isn't requiring people to remove their visors, the visor is clearly exempt. Therefore, anything attached to the visor is arguably also exempt. I'm discussing it with my local AMA representation now. We'll see how it goes...
They didn’t give a shit that I had mine mounted under the visor, but ironically enough told my buddy to take his off the chest mount he runs
Just hold it in your hand when you’re in staging and put it back on after you pick your gate, you’re not gonna get black flagged and nobody really cares.
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No restrictions at NESC in New England
I had some great communication with my district and I'm all good.
Some points to aid you in your communications:
1) The rule is supposedly intended to address concerns of impact force being focused into a smaller area than that which is validated during testing. This is logical, regardless of whether you think it was the true motivation for the rule. If you were to take an impact in the area of an attached camera/mount/etc., the force generated is focused upon the helmet shell in the area of the attached item only, it's not spread out over a larger area of shell as would be the case if the attachment wasn't there. Therefore, a failure of the shell could be expected at a lower force value than what the helmet was designed to absorb. This is true whether the item is glued, taped, screwed, etc....method of attachment is irrelevant.
2) Helmet testing validates the integrity of the helmet shell only.
3) Visors are not installed during helmet testing per FMVSS 218 requirements.
4) The AMA rule, if taken literally, would ban visors.
5) If visors are exempt, items attached to the visor are also exempt.
I'll be attaching my camera to the visor and encourage others who are interested to do the same.
You can't attach a GoPro to a visor for HARD ENDUROOOO
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