Interpretation ID: aiam1335
Chief of Police
Cleveland Police Department
Cleveland
MS 38732;
Dear Mr. Mosley: Your correspondence of October 17, 1973, on the subject of approval fo motorcycle helmets has been forwarded to this office for reply.; I am enclosing, for your information, a copy of Federal Motor Vehicl Safety Standard No. 218, which establishes requirements for motorcycle helmets effective March 1, 1974. The requirements of this standard will take precedence over other standards which cover like aspects of safety, pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. There will be no list of 'approved' helmets, since all helmets manufactured for sale in the United States on or after the effective date must be certified to meet all requirements of the standard.; I trust the foregoing will be helpful. Sincerely, Robert L. Carter, Associate Administrator, Motor Vehicl Programs;