Motorcycle Helmet Overhaul Plan Quietly Shelved for Now
Published Date: 5/30/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The government has decided to stop the plan to change the rules about motorcycle helmets. This means no new definitions, tests, or alternative ways to meet helmet safety standards will happen right now. Motorcycle riders and helmet makers can keep using the current rules without any new costs or deadlines to worry about.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Changes to Motorcycle Helmet Rules
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn the May 21, 2015 notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 for motorcycle helmets. The three proposed changes—adding a definition of "motorcycle helmet," adding preliminary screening requirements, and adding an alternate compliance process—will not proceed, so motorcycle riders and helmet makers continue under the current rules with no new costs or deadlines from this action.
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