I just want to add something.
A lot of people (not board members, but people out in world in general) have no idea about helmets.
Case in point: When I showed my helmet to a friend who had been riding for years he was talking about how he tests his helmets. He said when he bought them he'd drop them a few times and if they didn't crack, they were good to go.
I'm sure there has to be at least one person that read the above and said: "Thats what I do! What's wrong with that?"
Same deal as I posted before...the inside of the helmet contains a styrofoam-type material that is impact absorbant. It absorbs impact (and saves your life) by deforming. One drop of a helmet and that stuff deforms...and no longer has the ability to absorb impacts....and the helmet is useless.
So, replace your helmet every 5 years, don't drop it, don't put it on the gas tank, don't hang it from your mirror, always place it on the ground and never on the seat of the bike, and NEVER...I repeat NEVER give it to your girlfriend to hold and then turn your back on her....cause you'll hear BANG and then "oops," and when you turn around the helmet will not be in her hands.....