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Virginia Tech Updates Its Star Rating System Because Helmets Are Getting Safer
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Virginia Tech Updates Its Star Rating System Because Helmets Are Getting Safer
Earlier this month, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released a memorandum explaining an update to its STAR rating score thresholds for bicycle and football helmets. Turns out, helmets are getting safer, and the helmet test team felt “the 5-star label had become diluted.” So, they felt this threshold adjustment was needed “to restore the ability of our system to differentiate.” Essentially, it had become too easy for modern helmets to earn a 5-star …
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