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964C2 said:
The SCCA has stated unofficially that they feel a closed face helmet is not as safe in a car with an airbag as an open face style....apparently if the full force of the airbag hits the lower front of the full face helmet it is a larger concentration of forces than if it envelops the full face when it explodes. It's still under study, so they have not issued anything official.



They released the one memo and then nothing since. Nor was there any statistical evidence to provide support, or strong reasoning given. The study was from over ten years ago if I recall. I'd like to hear more. In the meahwhile, the SCCA hasn't banned close faced helmets with airbags.

In light of this absence of proof, it's hard to know what to believe.