For Your Safety; Safety Advice Concerning The Helmet - SCHUBERTH C4 User Manual

F. FOR YOUR SAFETY

1. SAFETY ADVICE CONCERNING THE HELMET

Motorcycling is associated with particular risks and dangers for the rider
and passenger. These risks and dangers can be reduced, but not eliminated
completely, by wearing a helmet. It is impossible to state precisely what the
protective effect of a helmet will be in the event of an accident. Safe riding
techniques, adapted to the particular road and weather conditions, are
essential for your safety.
To provide adequate protection, the helmet must fit well and be securely
fastened.
Always fasten the chinstrap before setting off and check that the
fastening system and strap are correctly in position.
Never ride with the chinstrap unfastened or incorrectly adjusted. The
chinstrap must be correctly positioned and must not come loose when
pulled. The fastener is not correctly closed if the chinstrap becomes loose
when pulled.
The full protective function of a helmet can no longer be guaranteed
after an accident or impact. Like the crumple zone of a car, the impact
energy of a collision is absorbed by complete or partial destruction of the
structure of the outer and/or inner shell of the helmet. Because of the
way helmets are designed, this damage is rarely visible from the outside.
The safety helmet is designed to absorb only one impact. It is therefore
essential to replace the helmet after a fall, accident or other violent impact.
For safety reasons, the old helmet should be rendered unusable.
The helmet safety mechanism described above can also cause small
cracks in the shell when the helmet is dropped from a small height (less
than 1 metre).
Any helmet that has been subjected to a violent impact should be
replaced.
No helmet provides absolute protection from all conceivable impacts. This
helmet has been specially developed for motorcycle riding and is unsuitable
for other purposes.
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