# Is this a law??

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-a-law/264036
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [June 8, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-a-law/264036 "2012-06-08T19:06:32Z")
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### Author: ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-this-a-law/264036/7 "2012-06-11T11:51:31Z")

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> [@delta sonic warning!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/delta-sonic-warning/49794/33):
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> Federal helmet code which NYS uses…  
> [http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=571.218](http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=571.218)
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> from that…  
> **S5.5 Projections. A helmet shall not have any rigid projections inside its shell. Rigid projections outside any helmet’s shell shall be limited to those required for operation of essential accessories, and shall not protrude more than 0.20 inch (5 mm).**
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> but that is for helmet manufacturers, so I dont know if it counts if you add something, especially considering it would break free in a crash

WINNER WINNER

You are 100% true.

Samething my cop just told me. And even if the mount was under that height, it can be deemed non-essential to the operation and still get you a ticket.

We also laughed becasue he said the next squid with a mohawk thing attached to the helmet is getting yanked and written up this week! LOL :rofl

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