Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part III - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 11 - Vehicle Safety Equipment
Subchapter A - Motorcycle Helmets
Section III-1115 - Conditioning

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-1115

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Immediately before conducting the testing sequence specified in §1116, each test helmet shall be conditioned in accordance with any one of the following procedures:

1. ambient conditions. Expose to a temperature of 70°F (21°C) and a relative humidity of 50 percent for 12 hours;

2. low temperature. Expose to a temperature of 14°F (-10°C) for 12 hours;

3. high temperature. Expose to a temperature of 122°F (50°C) for 12 hours;

4. water immersion. Immerse in water at a temperature of 77°F (25°C) for 12 hours.

B. If during testing, as specified in §1116. C and §1117 C, a helmet is returned to the conditioning environment before the time out of that environment exceeds four minutes, the helmet shall be kept in the environment for a minimum of 3 minutes before resumption of testing with that helmet. If the time out of the environment exceeds 4 minutes, the helmet shall be returned to the environment for a minimum of 3 minutes for each minute or portion of a minute that the helmet remained out of the environment in excess of 4 minutes or for a maximum of 12 hours, whichever is less, before the resumption of testing with that helmet.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:190.

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