{"id":9242,"date":"2025-11-10T13:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/?post_type=moa_podcasts&#038;p=9242"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:58:46","slug":"john-lloyd-helmet-expert-tri","status":"publish","type":"moa_podcasts","link":"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/moa_podcasts\/john-lloyd-helmet-expert-tri\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lloyd, helmet expert (TRI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9242\" class=\"elementor elementor-9242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"moa_podcasts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae2282f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ae2282f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de9a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Many of us put on our helmets every day to go ride, but we never really think about how effective they\u2019re going to be at preventing traumatic brain injuries. That appears to be <em>all<\/em> John Lloyd thinks about; after testing hundreds of helmets, he\u2019s arrived at some fairly startling conclusions. He relates his study in this discussion with Mark and Wes Fleming, host of the podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthehorizon.us\/\">Chasing the Horizon<\/a>. (Note: This is a lightly edited version of the discussion, which can be heard in full on Chasing the Horizon Episode 162.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Embed Player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38978270\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/f2cb9f\/time-start\/00:00:00\/hide-playlist\/yes\/download\/yes\/font-color\/000000\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9243 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9243 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike.jpg 2142w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Lloyd-dirt-bike-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":6982} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6982 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"135\" class=\"wp-image-6982 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner-1024x115.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MOA-Foundation-Logo-banner-768x86.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes<\/em> is brought to you by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoaf.org\/fundraising\/safemiles-endowment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOA Foundation<\/a>. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/page\/membertypes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America<\/a> quickly and easily to better take advantage of the Paul B. Grant and Clark Luster training reimbursement programs offered by the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<hr \/><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us put on our helmets every day to go ride, but we never really think about how effective they\u2019re going to be at preventing traumatic brain injuries. That appears to be all John Lloyd thinks about; after testing hundreds of helmets, he\u2019s arrived at some fairly startling conclusions. 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