The EN1078 standard was created in 1997 and finally (2012) approved by the European Committee for Standardization (or "CEN") for all bicycle, skateboard and roller skating helmets sold in the following 32 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey or the United Kingdom.

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EN1078 has a lower maximum G threshold than the CPSC or ASTM F 1952 cycling helmet standards. In other words, helmets that transmit more than 250 Gs to the headform during impact testing do not comply with EN1078. The other standards mentioned above allow up to 300 G.

Low G equals more protection

But not everything is equal, because the testing criteria are different. Specifically, EN-1078 calls for four blows per helmet, but these effects are not that powerful. Also, EN-1078 only requires shock testing for two of the three that other standards require: no half-shock testing here.

Comparing impact energies across standards can be a challenge, as some standards require a single headform weighing 5 kg for impact testing, while others, including EN-1078, require different weights (in this case 3.1 to 6.1 kg) with multiple headforms).

We can make a more "one-to-one" comparison of impact energy by holding the headform weight constant at 5kg and comparing the energy generated at that weight against a given standard drop height requirement. In this case, this means that the EN-1078 impact energy is 73.5 J on the flat anvil and 53.9 J on the curb anvil – which is about 1/2 less per impact on the flat anvil than required by the CPSC, Snell and ASTM standards 25 joules.

Finally, the EN1078 standard has a lower test line, which means that more helmets are required to withstand the impact test.

Some observers feel that EN-1078 does not provide as much protection for consumers as the testing requirements are low. On the face of it, this argument seems logical, but it is also worth noting that in countries where EN-1078 is national law, the actual incidence of TBI after cycling accidents does not appear to be high.There seems to be no shortage of EN-1078 standards in the world outside of test laboratories