MIPS Helmet Trade-in Program
MIPS-equipped helmets may provide an additional measure of protection in certain impacts. Beginning August 1 and continuing through October 31, consumers may bring in their current helmet to local participating U.S. Bell Bike Helmet retailers for inspection and/or trade-in, and get 25% off on select new MIPS-equipped Bell Bike Helmets!
*Promotional discount does not include new-for-2017 models. Discount is only available in-store at participating U.S. Bell Bike Helmets dealers, and with trade-in of an old helmet. Not applicable with other promotions. Does not include Powersports Helmets. Other terms and conditions may apply. Promotion ends October 31, 2016.
Have you tried to contact bell and find out why they chose to do this before just assuming they did it intentionally?
That part must have been written by the legal team because the MIPS marketing machine seems to leave no doubt that they are better....
Just because the author of a few papers is also involved in the company doesn't mean the research is bogus. The papers are published and peer reviewed, one of the papers has over 200 other citations, this wouldn't happen if the research was flimsy.
And that is not what impact is.
I obviously have more faith in the standards of authors, reviews and publishers that you both do.
It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with research being "spun off into commercial companies". It's not specific to the way any country does research. All of the western academic world uses the same factor system.
None of the MIPS papers are in high impact factor journals for a reason, bias. Tons and tons and tons of potential bias when a person with direct financial interests is creating a purported problem and creating a solution.
Here is the current non-biased state of MIPS from the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute:
www.bhsi.org/mips.htm
Nope.