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Old 13th Oct 2014, 10:38
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John Eacott
 
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Unfortunately, mjb is most likely aware that the H+S brigade are alive and breeding in Victoria; last year a motorcyclist was booked for having a GoPro camera on his motorcycle helmet on the basis that it contravened the Australian Standards approval. The same Victoria Police station has had an attack of the vapours a few months ago and booked another rider, who is disputing the offence and awaiting a court date since it needs a proper legal interpretation by the court system rather than a copper's interpretation of the regulations.

The revelation (known on social media for some time) that Schu's injury was caused by a camera mount will add to the cries of doom and gloom from those who neither know, nor want to know, that the certification criteria for a flying helmet and a motorcycle helmet are significantly higher than for a ski helmet and the resistance to penetration by a stuck on camera mount is infinitesimally less.
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