Keep a kid secure with a youth motorcycle helmet. When it relates to defending young kids on motorcycles or ATVs, nothing beats a helmet designed just for them. Youth motorcycle helmets could be available for anyplace from $40 to $400. Exactly like their adult counterparts, these helmets are available as full face or open face. Some even have Blue-tooth capability.
Helmet shells can be built out of various materials including plastic, fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fiber. The shock-absorber interior is foam, a substance whose shelf-life is about 5-7 years based on storage. For that reason, helmets should be replaced within that time frame.
Youth motorcycle helmets are designed smaller than adult helmets in all ways, which permits for a lighter weight while keeping DOT standard safety. A child wearing a small adult helmet could have trouble with the weight of that helmet being excessive for their necks, although they seem to fit correctly.
Youth helmets are built for head sizes from 19"-25". After obtaining a good size to try on, check out the fit. Be sure the helmet sits properly on the kid's head with no movement front-to-back or side-to-side. There should be no gaps at all between the cheek pads and the cheeks or the forehead pads and the temples. If, after securing the strap, the cheek pads are pressing on the cheeks and not just touching them, try the next size up or one more style. If the child wants a full face helmet, ensure that pressing on the chin piece does not cause the helmet to touch the chin or nose. If it does, the wind created while using may also make it touch and that would confirm to be not only irritating, it would be unsafe. If all this checks out, have the child wear the helmet around to store to see if it is comfy over a longer period of time.
Child Helmet Laws - State laws differ as to whether helmets are mandatory, but only 3 states do not have youth helmet laws. They are New Hampshire, Illinois and Iowa. Laws not withstanding, each kid must wear a helmet on a motorbike or an ATV.