[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1203.53]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1203--SAFETY STANDARD FOR BICYCLE HELMETS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D--Requirements For Bicycle Helmets Manufactured From March 17, 
                      1995, Through March 10, 1999
 
Sec. 1203.53  Interim safety standards.

    (a) Bicycle helmets must comply with one or more of the following 
standards. The standards in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(7) of this 
section are incorporated herein by reference:
    (1) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z90.4-
1984, Protective Headgear for Bicyclists,
    (2) ASTM standards F 1447-93 or F 1447-94, Standard Specification 
for Protective Headgear Used in Bicycling, incorporating the relevant 
provisions of ASTM F 1446-93 or ASTM F 1446-94, Standard Test Methods 
for Equipment and Procedures Used in Evaluating the Performance 
Characteristics of Protective Headgear, respectively,
    (3) Canadian Standards Association standard, Cycling Helmets--CAN/
CSA-D113.2-M89,
    (4) Snell Memorial Foundation (Snell) 1990 Standard for Protective 
Headgear for Use in Bicycling (designation B-90),
    ( 5) Snell 1990 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in 
Bicycling, including March 9, 1994 Supplement (designation B-90S),
    (6) Snell 1994 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Non-
Motorized Sports (designation N-94), or

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    (7) Snell 1995 standard for Protective Headgear for Use with 
Bicycles B-95.
    (8) Subparts A through C of this part 1203.
    (b) The incorporation by reference of the standards listed in 
paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(7) are approved by the Director of the 
Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 
Copies of the standards may be obtained as follows. Copies of the ANSI 
Z90.4 standard are available from: American National Standards 
Institute, 11 W. 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Copies of 
the ASTM standards are available from: ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West 
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Copies of the Canadian Standards 
Association CAN/CSA-D113.2-M89 standard are available from: CSA, 178 
Rexdale Boulevard, Rexdale (Toronto), Ontario, Canada, M9W 1R3. Copies 
of the Snell standards are available from: Snell Memorial Foundation, 
Inc., 6731-A 32nd Street, North Highlands, CA 95660. Copies may be 
inspected at the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, or at the 
Office of the Federal Register, 800 N. Capitol Street NW, Room 700, 
Washington, DC.

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                Figure 1 to Part 1203--Anatomical Planes
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 Figure 2 to Part 1203--ISO Headform-Basic, Reference, and Median Planes
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           Figure 3 to Part 1203--Location of Reference Plane
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 Figure 4 to Part 1203--Location of Test Lines for Helmets Intended for 
                 Persons Five (5) Years of Age and Older
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 Figure 5 to Part 1203--Location of Tesr Lines for Helmets Intended for 
                        Persons Ages 1 and Older
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                 Figure 6 to Part 1203--Field of Vision
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 Figure 7 to Part 1203--Typical Test Apparatus for Positional Stability 
                                  Test
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 Figure 8 to Part 1203--Apparatus for Test of Retention System Strength
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              Figure 9 to Part 1203--Impact Test Apparatus
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       Figure 10 to Part 1203--Center of Gravity for Drop Assembly
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 Figures 11 and 12 to Part 1203--Hemispherical Anvil and Curbstone Anvil
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