The traffic management department will punish the traffic violations of riding a motorcycle without wearing a safety helmet, and strengthen the publicity and guidance of the behaviors of riding an electric bicycle without wearing a helmet. Helmets became the hottest commodity for a while, and even the phenomenon of "one helmet is hard to find" appeared in the largest helmet production base in China. However, for consumers, how to choose an electric bicycle helmet? What kind of helmet can ensure riding safety? What indicators should we focus on when shopping?
The death and injury rate of riding electric bicycle without helmet is high
According to the "Economic Operation Analysis Report of the Industry in 2019" released by the China Bicycle Association, according to the survey of the industry associations in the main production areas and the data of enterprises above the designated size from the National Bureau of Statistics, the output of electric bicycles in 2019 was 36.093 million, up 10.1% year on year. In addition, the current social ownership of electric bicycles in China has exceeded 250 million, which is expected to reach 400 million by 2050.
Compared with the growing electric bicycle market, the safety protection awareness of electric bicycle riders still needs to be strengthened and guided. According to the traffic safety related survey statistics, in recent years, electric bicycle traffic accidents occur frequently, among which the death and injury rate caused by not wearing a helmet is high.
According to the statistics of the Traffic Police Corps of Jilin Provincial Public Security Department, the number of deaths in traffic accidents involving motorcycles, electric bicycles and pedestrians (including bicycles) in Jilin Province remains high, accounting for 52.8% of the total number of deaths in traffic accidents. In Jinan, Shandong Province, 85.49% of the total deaths were caused by craniocerebral injury caused by failing to wear or failing to wear safety helmets in recent three years due to fatal traffic accidents involving electric bicycles.
Online and offline sales are also hot
"All the electric bicycle helmets in my shop have been sold out, and now customers must book in advance if they want to buy them," a staff member of an electric bicycle shop in Fengtai District of Beijing told reporters, "Since the strict investigation Electric vehicle helmet After the release of this regulation, there are basically dozens of customers buying helmets every day. "
Visiting the market, we found that the demand for helmets in many e-bike stores has soared during this period, and even some supermarkets have started helmet business. In a shopping mall in Baoding, Hebei Province, a store even showed the quality of its products by smashing the helmet with a hammer, while promoting the necessity of wearing a helmet on an electric bicycle.
On an e-commerce platform, a search for "electric bicycle helmets" found that the products with monthly sales of more than 10000 have occupied the home page, and the monthly sales of an electric bicycle helmet product reached 170000, ranking first in the sales list. According to the statistics of the platform, since May, motorcycles and electric vehicle helmets have attracted much attention from consumers. Not only did the search volume reach 8 times of the same period last year, but also the year-on-year growth rate of turnover was close to 400%, and the growth rate of the second and third tier markets was more obvious.
The Association suggests that the purchase should focus on the performance of absorbing collision energy, coverage area and other indicators
Although the market is hot, how to choose electric bicycle helmets has become a problem for many consumers. Zhang Xinmeng, a consumer in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, told the reporter: "In order to buy helmets, I have asked every time from physical stores to online stores, but I still don't know what kind of helmets to buy for riding electric bikes. What's the difference between helmets and helmets worn for riding motorcycles or skateboarding? Moreover, the price of products in the market is very different, and I don't know which kind of helmets are more guaranteed."
Press spokesman and vice chairman of the China Culture, Education and Sports Goods Association. He told reporters that consumers should focus on the performance of absorbing collision energy, coverage area and other indicators when purchasing electric bicycle helmets. Said: "At present, there is no government led helmet standard for electric bicycle riders. At present, helmet manufacturers mainly implement the standards for similar helmet products or enterprise standards formulated by helmet manufacturers. The current standards for similar helmet products mainly include: GB 811-2010 Motorcycle Rider Helmets, GB 24429-2009 Sports helmets Safety requirements and test methods for bicycle, skateboard and roller skating helmets, GB 2811-2019 Head protection helmets, etc
When consumers are advised to choose electric bicycle riding helmets, they can preferentially choose products that comply with the mandatory national standard GB 811-2010 Motorcycle Passenger Helmets Class A products or GB 24429-2009 Sports Helmets Safety Requirements and Test Methods for Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skating Sports Helmets.
The national standard and industrial standard are missing, and the group standard is being formulated
The strict regulation of helmet wearing will lead to explosive growth in the demand for electric bicycle helmets in the future. It is reported that at present, the demand gap for electric bicycle helmets in China exceeds 200 million. In this regard, the China Culture, Education and Sports Goods Association said that it was actively applying to the government for policy support; Encourage export-oriented enterprises to sell their products domestically; Encourage enterprises capable of changing production to change production as soon as possible to make up for the market gap.
Although the future market demand is clear, the national standards and industrial standards applicable to electric bicycle helmets are currently vacant. In this regard, the China Culture, Education and Sports Goods Association said that it was stepping up efforts to promote the development of standards for electric bicycle riders and industry standards. Make up for the shortcomings of the electric bicycle safety helmet standard as soon as possible, and lay the foundation for improving the corresponding national and industrial standards in the future. The group standard "Electric Bicycle Passenger Helmets" under development has more reasonable requirements for crash energy absorption performance and coverage area, and has increased requirements for helmet goggles, such as transmittance, refractive performance, intensity and other indicators.
The Association said that with the increasing demand for standardization of helmet market, the regulatory requirements are becoming stricter. Due to the huge market demand, more manufacturers will be attracted to enter the helmet production field. Helmet products are related to personal safety. Therefore, the national requirements for market standardization will be more strict. The Association will also take standards as a starting point to promote product quality improvement and standardize the market development order. At present, the Association is stepping up the development of group standards for electric bicycle passenger helmets, and the development of national standards and industrial standards will also be gradually promoted. With the timely introduction and implementation of this group standard, the product quality of helmet manufacturing industry will be greatly improved, market demand will be met, and consumer rights will be further protected.
